NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Three daughters of a migrant labourer couple were found dead inside a trunk in their house in Kanpur village of Jalandhar district in Punjab, police said on Monday.
The three girls were reported missing on Sunday night by their parents when they did not find them home after returning from work.
The deceased sisters were identified as Kanchan, 4, Shakti, 7, and Amrita, 9, they said. All three bodies were sent for post mortem to ascertain the cause of the death, police said.
Police said the bodies were found when household items were being checked. They found that the trunk appeared heavier than usual. According to police, the father of the girls had recently received an ultimatum from his landlord to vacate the house.
(Manas Dasgupta)