GORAKHPUR, June 9 -- In a suspected hate crime, two teenage sisters were allegedly beaten to death by their father and two minor brothers over suspicions regarding their relationships with local youths in Kushinagar district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Monday evening in Devnagar Tola village under the jurisdiction of Sewrahi police station. The accused father, identified as Ram Prasad Bind, 50, is absconding, while his two juvenile sons, aged 12 and 14, have been taken into custody.

Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Siddhartha Verma said the accused allegedly assaulted his 15-year-old and 17-year-old daughters with sticks and clubs inside their home with the assistance of his two minor sons. The girls suc...