The accused, 48-year-old Shashi Ranjan Mishra, is a medical representative in Kanpur.

The police received information about the killings during the early hours of Sunday. Following the double-murder, the wife of the accused levelled serious allegations of torture against him, saying that he was an alcoholic and would regularly beat her.

In a chilling incident that has shocked the local community, a 48-year-old medical representative was arrested on Sunday for allegedly murdering his 11-year-old twin daughters by slitting their throats. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday at the family’s residence in Trimurti Apartment, located in the Naubasta police station area of Kanpur. 📰 Double Murder in Uttar Pradesh: Father Kills 11-Year-Old Twin Daughters in Kanpur, Calls Police Himself After Crime.