3 cousins hacked to death in Jhajjar

Three cousins,two of them minors all belonging to the Scheduled Caste were hacked to death while they were sleeping,in Manthodi village of Jhajjar district

Three cousins,two of them minors all belonging to the Scheduled Caste were hacked to death while they were sleeping,in Manthodi village of Jhajjar district in the early hours of Monday. The victims are Sonu,20,Narendra,16,and Manjit,10.

While Sonu worked as a bus conductor,Narender was a Class 10 student. Manjit,a student from Delhi,had come to spend his vacations at Sonus house. The three cousins were sleeping in their cowshed,a few metres from Sonus house,when they were attacked in the middle of the night.

Jhajjar SP Patram Singh said preliminary investigations indicated that Sonu might have been the prime target. He said the victims private parts had been chopped off,indicating that it might have been an honour killing. The post-mortem report said two different weapons were used for killing the trio. It could be the handiwork of more than one person. We are investigating, said DSP Rajiv Deswal.

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The SP said Sonus father,Randhir Singh,woke up around 1.30 am and saw a man scaling the wall of the cowshed. Randhir went to the shed,where he saw Sonu,Narender and Manjit lying in pools of blood. The three were taken to hospital,where they were declared dead, he said.

We do not have enmity with anyone in the village,Sonu did not have any enemies either, said Randhir.

The police are also checking the call records of the cellphones belonging to Sonu and Narender for further clues.

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