India, Oct. 12 -- A cleric's wife and their two young daughters were found brutally murdered inside their residence within a mosque complex in Baghpat district on Saturday, media reports said.

The victims, identified as Israna (30) and her daughters Sofia (5) and Sumaiya (2), were discovered lying in pools of blood with injuries inflicted by a sharp-edged weapon.

The crime came to light when children arrived for their daily lessons at the mosque and saw the bodies, police said.

They immediately raised an alarm, prompting villagers to rush to the scene.

Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Rai, Additional SP Praveen Kumar Chauhan, and Circle Officer Vijay Kumar reached the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.

As the p...