RANCHI, June 4 -- The Hazaribagh Police cracked a gruesome double murder case with the arrest of a local showroom employee, who allegedly kidnapped and brutally killed an 11-year-old girl and her three-year-old brother, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Sanjeet Paswan, was apprehended by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday while attempting to flee the district, a police official said while informing about the breakthrough.

Superintendent of Police (SP) of the district, Aman Kumar, confirmed the arrest. "Breakthrough came today," the SP said. Later, he shared a press statement giving details of the incident, investigation and breakthrough.

According to his statement, the victims went missing on May 27 f...