Patna: In a shocking incident in Patna, two children were burnt to death on Thursday as a fire broke out when they were asleep at home after returning from school.
The victims have been identified as Anjali and Ansh.
However, father of the deceased children, Lalit Kumar Gupta, alleged that the children were first murdered and then the house was set on fire by unidentified criminals.
He said that criminals broke into the house located in the Janiapur police station area, and carried out the gruesome act.
Lalit Kumar Gupta, who works at the Election Commission, said that both he and his wife, Shobha Devi, who is a nurse at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna, were on duty, when the incident happened.
Along with the Janiapur police, a team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and a dog squad have also reached the location. The investigation is underway.
Sub-Inspector of Janiapur Police Station Harshvardhan said that bodies of a girl and a boy were recovered from the house. The bodies will be sent for post-mortem. The investigation is underway. Every angle is being explored.
The brutal nature of the crime has shaken everyone to the core.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav wrote on ‘X’: “In Patna, power-protected criminals entered a house and burned alive two minor children of a nurse. The criminals are so emboldened that now no one is safe at home, office, or hospital.”
RJD spokesperson Ejaz Ahmad said that the brutal killing of two innocent children by being burnt alive by criminals in Janiapur is enough to show how fearless criminals have become in Bihar.
“Such a heart-wrenching incident is a disgrace to humanity and completely erodes human compassion. It clearly reflects the extent of criminal dominance in Bihar,” he added.