MEERUT, March 8 -- An engineer allegedly stabbed his twin sister more than 40 times at their mother's home under the Majhola Police Station limits in Moradabad district on Friday, apparently over a dispute related to his relationship, before attacking his mother and fleeing the scene. Police arrested the accused, identified as Hardik, after a brief manhunt.

Kumar Ranvijay Singh, superintendent of police (SP) City Moradabad, confirmed the arrest and said interrogation was underway.

The siblings, both 25, had travelled from Gurugram, Haryana, to their mother Neelima's rented house in Buddhi Vihar Sector-2 on March 3 to celebrate Holi. They were scheduled to return on Friday when an argument broke out between them, police said. "Hardik all...