Lucknow double murder: Toy skull, locked doors helped cops crack the case

LUCKNOW: It was seamless coordination between sleuths of crime branch, cybercell and forensic laboratory department that ensured that the double murder case was cracked in four hours. Lucknow police commissioner Sujeet Pandey supervised the case and guided the teams.
“Soon after the information of the double murder, a team under SHO Aliganj was tasked to monitor the CCTVs installed around all nearby crossings to check any suspicious movement of people. But it was not found. There was no forced entry in the house nor were there any signs of cash or jewellery missing,” Pandey told TOI.
Pandey further said that the house was examined and it was found that there were only three doors to gain entry into the house. “Two of the doors were locked from inside and only one was opened which had entry to the bedroom where the two bodies were found. Also, from the bodies it appeared that both were asleep when they were murdered. There were no signs of scuffle,” said Pandey.
On the contrary, the girl was the only member present inside the house. “As soon as we entered her room, we found a toy skull, and other grotesque photos. When we went inside her bathroom we saw the broken mirror and pellet and became sure of the insider’s role,” said Pandey. In the meantime, a dog squad was also called which remained inside the house after taking a round hinting at an insider’s role.
The leads along with the view of forensic experts that no multiple entries could be seen in the bedroom pointed it to the sole insider.
Later, the girl confessed to the crime and disclosed that she was under the spell of Japanese author and acute depression. She had first made a call to her close relative to inform her that her mother and brother were not getting up.