Sitapur (UP), October 02: A brother-sister duo, aged 9 and 8 years respectively, were strangled to death after the girl was allegedly raped in Mahuwadana village, police said here.
Akash and the girl had gone out to play yesterday but did not return home till late in the evening following which the family members reported the matter to police, they said.
Their naked bodies were found late last night lying near a field, police said.
Superintendent of Police Ramkumar did not rule out the possibility of rape of the girl before both the children were strangulated.
–PTI