Archive · 10 Dec 2025
UP Man Sentenced to Life for Strangling Two Boys
A man named Kirti in Uttar Pradesh was sentenced to life in prison for killing two young boys, aged 4 and 6.
He strangled them and hid their bodies in an old brick kiln.
The boys' mother, Pinki Devi, had been looking for them for days and identified the bodies.
She passed away a few days before the sentencing due to cold.
The man and the boys' mother had been fighting about sending the children back to their father.
The court also fined the man a total of Rs 60,000 for the crimes.
Kirti alias Laxman was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering two boys, Vishal (4) and Sudama (6).
The bodies were found wrapped in a red sari in a deserted brick kiln in Narottampur village.
The boys' mother, Pinki Devi, identified the bodies and died three days before the sentencing due to cold.
The court imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 for each murder, totaling Rs 60,000.
The crime occurred on July 4, 2024, during a fight between Kirti and Pinki Devi over sending the children back to their father.
- Who
- Kirti alias Laxman, 28-year-old man from Haripatti village
- What
- Strangled two boys and hid their bodies in a brick kiln
- When
- July 4, 2024 (crime), December 9, 2024 (sentencing)
- Where
- Narottampur village, Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- In a fit of rage during a fight with the children's mother, Pinki Devi
- Convict Name
- Kirti alias Laxman
- Victims
- Vishal (4) and Sudama (6)
- Location of Crime
- Narottampur village, Bhadohi, UP
- Date of Crime
- July 4, 2024
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment for each murder, concurrent sentences
- Fine
- Rs 30,000 for each murder, total Rs 60,000
- Mother's Fate
- Pinki Devi died of cold on December 6, 2024
