Overview

• The wife of imam Mohammad Ibrahim, identified as 30-year-old Israna, and daughters Sofia, 5, and Sumaiya, 2, were found dead in their quarters inside Gangnauli’s Badi Masjid on Saturday.
• Baghpat police say two boys, aged 15 and 16 and enrolled at a local religious institution, are in custody after confessing, with further action proceeding under the Juvenile Justice Act.
• Officers report that CCTV in the compound had been turned off, and footage shows one suspect disabling the cameras before the attack, with a construction tool recovered as the alleged weapon.
• The imam was away in Deoband/Saharanpur at the time, the bodies were sent for post-mortem, and senior officials including DIG Kalanidhi Naithani led a multi-team forensic probe with a dog squad.
• Villagers protested when police moved to remove the bodies, prompting a heavy deployment as authorities said they are examining all angles to establish the full motive.