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Days after four members of an Indian-origin Sikh family were found dead in California, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs described it as "shocking". On October 7, the Union Ministry said its mission in San Francisco is following up on the matter with local authorities. "Local police authorities are actively probing the matter. Our mission in San Francisco is following up on it," said MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann expressed grief over the killing of an Indian-origin Sikh family in California and urged the Centre to take up the matter with the US authorities. He also demanded a thorough probe in kidnapping and murder incident, which shook the nation. Notably, bodies of Jasdeep Singh (39), his wife Jasleen Kaur (27), their eight-month-old daughter Aroohi Dheri and Jasdeep's brother Amandeep Singh (39) were found in an orchard.

In Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya  district, A 17-year-old girl's naked body was found in a millet field, confirmed police on October 4. The girl's family has alleged that she was raped and murdered, which has now taken a political turn. Notably, Congress uploaded a video on its Twitter handle, saying the police were "running away" with the body. However, the police denied the allegations, saying an investigation is underway.

In the name of "Sacrifice of God", two men allegedly killed a six-year-old boy in Lodhi Colony of Delhi, confirmed the police. Two accused, who are under police custody, Aman Kumar & Vijay Kumar, natives of Uttar Pradesh, slit the throat of the six-year-old in an under-construction building site. The victim was known to the accused and the crime was committed under influence of drugs, said police, who launched an investigation.

In the ongoing investigation of Ankita Bhandari murder case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the matter has recovered two vehicles used in the crime. The vehicles were reportedly recovered from the resort in Rishikesh, where Ankita used to work. DIG P Renuka Devi said that the vehicles have been identified using CCTV cameras. Further details are awaited as a probe is underway.