MEERUT, Oct. 12 -- Two teenage madrasa students were arrested for allegedly killing their Maulana's wife and two young daughters inside a mosque in Baghpat's Gangnauli village, just hours after they were punished for neglecting their studies, police said.

Superintendent of police (SP) Suraj Rai confirmed that both minors, aged 14 and 15, had confessed to the crime. "The accused studied at the madrasa run by Maulana Ibrahim. After being punished in the morning, they returned later and killed his wife and daughters in revenge," he said.

Police said the breakthrough came after reviewing CCTV footage from outside the mosque, which showed the two boys loitering near the premises before entering around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The footage help...