# UP Horror: Revenge in the Mosque – Two Minors Brutally Murder Teacher's Pregnant Wife and Daughters in Baghpat
| October 13, 2025**
In a chilling act of retribution that has sent shockwaves through Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, two teenage students—aged 13 and 14—allegedly hacked to death their teacher's pregnant wife and two young daughters inside a mosque residence. The triple murder, discovered on Saturday afternoon, has left the close-knit village of Gangnoli reeling, with locals confronting police in grief-fueled protests and demanding swift justice. This horrific incident, unfolding just hours after the boys were disciplined for poor performance, raises haunting questions about corporal punishment, unchecked rage, and the vulnerability within educational spaces. As the investigation unfolds, here's a detailed breakdown of the tragedy that has stained a place of worship with unimaginable violence.
## The Crime: A Calculated Act of Vengeance
The nightmare began on the morning of October 11, 2025, at the half-constructed Badi Masjid in Gangnoli village, under the Doghat police station limits in Baghpat. Maulana Mohd Ibrahim, the 35-year-old imam and teacher at the mosque's madrasa, had been instructing a group of young students in Quranic studies. Among them were two minors, students of his for over a year, who were caught neglecting their lessons. Enraged by their repeated mistakes—described by police as "laziness" during recitation—Ibrahim resorted to corporal punishment, beating them with his hand and a stick. This wasn't the first time; the boys had faced similar scoldings earlier in the week.
Humiliated and seething, the 13- and 14-year-old boys stewed in their anger. Just four hours later, around 3 p.m., they returned to the mosque premises—not for class, but for revenge. With the imam away in Deoband attending an official event (notably, hosting a visit by Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi), the family's residence within the mosque complex was unguarded. Inside, Israna (30), Ibrahim's seven-month-pregnant wife, and their daughters Sofia (5) and Sumayya (2) were napping peacefully on a cot in an upstairs room.
What followed was a brutal, cold-blooded assault. Armed with a hammer and a knife sourced from the mosque's construction site, the minors entered the home undetected. They first struck Israna on the head with the hammer as she stirred awake, then turned on the girls, inflicting severe blunt force trauma to their skulls. The bodies were left in pools of blood: Israna on the floor, the children on the cot, their heads crushed in a frenzy of blows. Neighbors, alerted by the eerie silence during afternoon tuition classes, discovered the scene when children arrived for lessons and raised the alarm.
The swiftness of the attack underscores its premeditation. Surveillance footage from the mosque's CCTV—installed by Ibrahim himself—captured the boys entering and fleeing, while local intelligence pinpointed their involvement. Within six hours, Baghpat police detained the minors, who confessed during interrogation, leading officers to the hidden weapons in a nearby field. Superintendent of Police Suraj Rai described the crime as "calculated and cold," noting the boys targeted the family precisely because the imam was absent.
## The Victims: A Family Devastated in an Instant
Maulana Ibrahim's world shattered upon receiving the call in Deoband, 150 km away. Rushing back to Baghpat, he found his home sealed with yellow crime-scene tape, the bloodstains still fresh on the floor. Israna, a homemaker who occasionally taught local girls in the madrasa, was remembered as a gentle soul, seven months into expecting their third child—a boy, as per family ultrasounds. Her last conversation with Ibrahim, just hours before the attack, was a tender plea: "Buy headscarves for me and the girls," she had said over the phone.
Sofia, the elder daughter at 5, was lively and curious, often giggling in voice notes to her father asking for toy guns. Little Sumayya, just 2, was the baby of the family, her innocence captured in playful recordings Ibrahim now replays in disbelief. The family had lived in the mosque for four years, with Ibrahim serving as imam for eight, building the structure brick by brick. "Meri zindagi khatam ho gayi," Ibrahim lamented to reporters—"My life is over." Friends like Haji Hasmukh from nearby Shamli consoled him, but fury boiled over: "Never has a teacher been repaid like this. This is a stain on our entire community."
## The Investigation and Community Backlash
Baghpat police, led by SP Suraj Rai and Meerut Range DIG Kalanidhi Naithani, mobilized forensic teams and canine units to the scene. Autopsies confirmed death by head injuries from a blunt object, with the unborn child also perishing. As the accused are minors, they cannot be charged as adults under the Juvenile Justice Act; instead, they'll face counseling and rehabilitation, though the case has sparked debates on reforming juvenile laws for heinous crimes.
Villagers, predominantly Muslim in this rural pocket 50 km from Delhi, erupted in grief and anger. Protests flared as locals blocked police from removing the bodies for post-mortem, chanting for justice and accusing authorities of lax mosque security. "This is a horrific and heartbreaking crime," one resident told media, echoing demands for the culprits' families to be held accountable. The mosque, adorned with colorful tiles on one side and bare cement on the other, stood as a somber symbol of interrupted progress.
Here's a timeline of the tragic events:
| Time/Event | Details |
|------------|---------|
| Morning, Oct 11 | Maulana Ibrahim punishes two students (13 & 14) for neglecting lessons at Gangnoli mosque madrasa. |
| Afternoon, ~11 a.m. | Students leave, harboring grudge after repeated beatings. |
| ~3 p.m. | Minors return, attack sleeping Israna (30, pregnant), Sofia (5), and Sumayya (2) with hammer and knife. |
| ~3:30 p.m. | Children arriving for tuition discover bodies; alarm raised. |
| Evening, Oct 11 | Police detain suspects after CCTV review; confessions secured. |
| Oct 12 | Protests erupt; SP Rai announces case solved in 6 hours. |
| Oct 13 | Imam returns from Deoband; community mourns amid ongoing probe. |
## Broader Implications: Punishment, Prevention, and a Community in Mourning
This Baghpat horror isn't isolated—India has seen rising concerns over school violence, with corporal punishment banned since 2009 yet persisting in unregulated madrasas and rural setups. The minors' ages highlight the perils of adolescent rage, amplified by easy access to tools in a construction-heavy site. Experts call for mandatory counseling in religious schools and stricter CCTV enforcement, while child rights groups decry the "revenge cycle" in under-resourced education.
As the Asr call echoed through Gangnoli on Sunday, the air was thick with sorrow. Ibrahim, replaying his daughters' giggles, vows to complete the mosque in their memory. But for now, Baghpat grapples with a wound that no prayer can fully heal.
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