LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- A 32-year-old man, identified as Vishnesh, bludgeoned his elderly parents to death with a hammer in a brutal attack late Saturday night, sending shockwaves through the village. The accused fled the scene immediately after the crime, prompting an investigation by the police.

"The incident took place in Jabaruli village under the Mohanlalganj police station area of Lucknow. The man attacked them on the head and other parts of the body. Upon receiving information, police reached the spot and rushed the couple to the KGMU trauma centre, where doctors declared them dead on Sunday morning," said deputy commissioner of police (DCP), South, Nipun Agarwal.

Eyewitnesses reported that they rushed to the house after hearing the ...