Businessman, wife killed by armed assailants

A businessman and his wife were killed and their two sons injured today when they resisted a robbery attempt by a group of armed men at their residence in Bindki area of Fatehpur district, police said.
Around seven armed miscreants barged into the house of rice mill owner Ganga Prasad (80) in the wee hours this morning and attacked him and his family members with knives and sticks, they said.
Police said that while Ganga Prasad died on the spot, his wife Somwati (75) succumbed to injuries while being taken to the hospital.
Their two sons Bhupendra (35) and Abhimanyu (30) were injured in the attack and were admitted to a nursing home in Kanpur, they said.

However, the accused managed to escape with cash, jewellery and other items, police said, adding that a case has been registered in this regard.