Outrage, Politics After Gruesome Murder Of Family Of 4 In UP's Prayagraj

The murdered family belongs to a Scheduled Caste and a relative has accused a neighbouring family, which belongs to the so-called "upper caste", of the killings

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress' Uttar Pradesh in-charge, will visit Prayagraj today, where four members of a family, including a 16-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, were found murdered at their home last morning.

The family belongs to a Scheduled Caste and a relative has accused a neighbouring family, which belongs to the so-called "upper caste", of the murders. A FIR by the family also alleges the girl could have been raped before she was murdered.

The bodies of a 50-year-old man, his 45-year-old wife, and their children were found in Prayagraj on Thursday. Police have said they may have been attacked with a sharp weapon, and there were grievous injuries on their bodies. That of the girl was found in a room inside the house, while the other three bodies were found together in the courtyard.

A member of the extended family told the media of a land dispute with the "upper caste" family that had been festering since 2019, and claimed the victims had been assaulted by that family in September. The police, however, were trying to force a compromise, the family member alleged.