Kanpur double murder: Man kills twin daughters, then calls police

A man murdered his 11-year-old twin daughters by slitting their throats at his residence and then informed the police that he had committed the crime. He had used a sharp-edged weapon for the act. The incident took place at the flat of the accused in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur in early Sunday (April 19).

Accused arrested, family profile

Police said that the accused, identified as Shashi Ranjan Mishra (48), a medical representative, was arrested from the spot. They further revealed that the incident took place at Trimoorti Apartment in Kidwai Nagar in the Naubasta police station area, where Mishra lived with his wife, Reshma, who hails from Siliguri in West Bengal, his twin daughters, and their six-year-old son.

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“On 19.04.2026, at approximately 04:30 AM, information was received through UP-112 that in the Trimurti Apartment under Naubasta police station jurisdiction, a father had slit the throats of his two minor twin daughters, aged about (11 years), and killed them,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Deependra Nath Chaudhary.

“Upon receiving the information, senior police officers immediately reached the scene and inspected the site of the incident. The forensic team has also meticulously inspected the site and collected evidence,” he added.

Scene examination, attack details

Chaudhary further stated that the bodies of both girls were found inside the house, with marks of cut wounds on their throats.

Forensic teams have inspected the scene and collected evidence, while a sniffer dog unit was also called. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination.

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Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Deependra Nath Chaudhary said preliminary findings suggest that the girls were attacked while they were fast asleep. The motive remains unclear.

The police are also examining the sequence of events inside the house, including how the mother, who was present at the time, became aware of the crime.

Mental health and marital tensions

Commissioner of Police Raghubir Lal said that, prima facie, the accused seems to be “mentally disturbed”.

According to an NDTV report, police said the accused had been harbouring suspicions about his wife’s fidelity and would repeatedly tell her to live separately with their son, while he would keep the twin daughters with him.

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Reshma told investigators that Shashi had been dealing with depression for some time and had installed multiple CCTV cameras inside the house. She alleged that he would restrict her movement within the flat and did not allow her to enter the room where the girls slept.

Timeline of events

According to her statement, the family had dinner together on Saturday night, after which Shashi took both daughters to bed. At around 2:30 AM, he woke up and took one of the girls to the washroom. They returned shortly after, and the lights in the room were switched off.

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Nearly two hours later, he made a call to the police emergency response number and informed them that he had killed his daughters.

When police teams reached the flat, both children were found lying in a pool of blood inside the room, with deep cut injuries on their throats. The accused was present at the scene.

Reshma, a native of Siliguri, had met Shashi in Kanpur while working at a beauty parlour. The two later got married in 2014.

(With agency inputs)