India, March 15 -- A 25-year-old engineer was held for allegedly stabbing his twin sister 40 times over a dispute at their mother's home in Moradabad district on Friday last week.

The accused, identified as Hardik, also attacked his mother, Neelima, following which he fled the scene. The neighbours rushed both the women to the hospital. While the mother survived, his sister Himshikha was declared dead on arrival.

Hardik was apprehended after a brief manhunt, with superintendent of police (SP) city Moradabad Kumar Ranvijay Singh saying an interrogation was underway. "Earlier they shared a loving relationship, but his behaviour had suddenly changed. She tried to support him, but he ended up taking her life," the accused's mother told poli...