Kheri, 15/9: Six persons have been arrested in connection with the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur Kheri.
The main accused, Chhotu Gautam, has confessed that he wanted to marry one of the girls. However, upon her refusal, he and his friends kidnapped the girls, raped and murdered them before hanging their bodies on the tree.
Superintendent of police (SP) Sanjeev Suman, said that the main accused has also confessed that he showed the girls to his friends before committing the crime.