Heart-wrenching tragedy struck Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district on Tuesday, March 19, as Sajid and Javed brutally ended the lives of two young boys, Ayush, 14, and Honey, 6, by slashing their throats.
In a swift response, the UP Police encountered Sajid, while the search for Javed continues, intensifying the pursuit for justice. Amidst the horror, a third boy narrowly escaped the same fate, but the scars of the ordeal will linger.
The assailants, armed and determined, entered the victims’ home with sinister intent. Ayush and Honey became unwitting targets of their premeditated violence.
Describing the chain of events, the mother of the deceased recounted that there were two suspects, one of whom had fled. According to her testimony, the accused ensnared her emotionally by referencing the birth of his child and recounting the loss of several children.
“One had shut shop early and he was waiting downstairs,” she said, adding that both of them visited their house.
The mother added, “They first asked for clature, so I gave them 3 clature and they gave me Rs 50 and I returned Rs 5 and told them it’s Rs 15 each and Rs 45 total. They said ok. Then they said they have come for some work and need Rs 5000.”
Theories around brutal murder of two Hindu kids–Act of rage, past enmity etc.
Well, it was indeed a planned murder as mother of victim boys tell media, Sajid & Javed came to her house asked for 5000 Rs for wife’s delivery, closed their shop early and then killed her sons: pic.twitter.com/VQfknABYPH
— Subhi Vishwakarma (@subhi_karma) March 20, 2024
The mother of the deceased said that she called her husband and told him that Javed and that (Sajid) are asking for money. “My husband said no issues, they are right kids, give them, they must have some issue,” she said.
The bereaved mother narrated that the accused told her that they were given the time of 11 AM at the hospital as his wife was to give birth.
“He said he lost 5 of his kids and that his kids don’t survive. I said it’s alright, everyone faces problems, you sit here. You go at 9 when you shut shop,” she told the accused, unaware of their intentions.
The mother further narrated that she served them tea. “He ordered tea upstairs, I thought alright I’ll take the tea upstairs, maybe he is just passing time, he must be anxious. Then he called the children upstairs. He engaged the elder one and told the youngest to get water and told the middle child to get gutka (tobacco),” she said.
“My children never bring gutka for anyone. When the child went with a glass, he held him and the glass fell from his (the child’s) hand. I asked but I didn’t hear back. I thought maybe he didn’t respond,” the mother narrated.
She said that the accused was heading downstairs with a knife and covered in blood when he grabbed the middle child too. “The knife fell from the hands of the accused so the child escaped and came down running,” she said.
The mother claimed that Javed, the second accused, remained downstairs throughout the murder. She further mentioned that typically, the two accused closed their shop at 8 PM daily, but on Tuesday, they closed it at 6 PM.
In the meantime, the father of the deceased stated that two brothers were implicated. He clarified that apart from occasionally getting a haircut from the accused brothers’ salon, there were no familial ties between their families. Expressing bewilderment, he admitted ignorance regarding the motives behind the incident or whether it was orchestrated. Moreover, he reassured that the middle child who managed to escape was currently safe and sound.
#WATCH | Budaun Double Murder Case | Father of the deceased children, says, “I was unaware of the encounter (of the accused)…He (the accused) was trying to run away but the police caught him. There were two people. I live outside…We had no interaction with them before. We are… pic.twitter.com/6ClSXlWCmC
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2024
The surviving brother of the butchered minors told media, “IsIamists from salon had come here. He took my brothers upstairs, I don’t know why he kiIIed them. He tried to attack me too, but I pushed away his knife, pushed him away and ran down. I suffered injuries in my hand & head.”
IsIamists from salon had come here. He took my brothers upstairs, I don’t know why he kiIIed them. He tried to attack me too, but I pushed away his knife, pushed him away and ran down. I suffered injuries in my hand & head – Surviving brother of Ayush & Piyush 💔
It seems they… pic.twitter.com/Nq7a8P3k1p
— Mr Sinha (Modi’s family) (@MrSinha_) March 20, 2024
While Sajid has been killed in an encounter, a search for Javed is underway. The police said that he will be arrested soon.
SSP Budaun, Alok Priyadarshi told media, “The accused Sajid, entered the house yesterday at around 7:30 pm and went to the terrace where the children were playing. He attacked the two children and murdered them. He then came down where the crowd tried to hold him back but he escaped.Police teams swung into action when they got to know that the accused had escaped.The accused fired at the police and was killed in retaliatory fire. The murder weapon and the revolver have been recovered.”
#WATCH | Budaun Double Murder Case | Father of the deceased children, says, “I was unaware of the encounter (of the accused)…He (the accused) was trying to run away but the police caught him. There were two people. I live outside…We had no interaction with them before. We are… pic.twitter.com/6ClSXlWCmC
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2024
He added, “In the FIR, the family of the deceased children has also named the brother, Javed of the accused. Teams are working to find him and he will be arrested soon…According to the family, the accused had demanded Rs 5,000 from the father of the deceased children…”
