In a shocking case in Pune's Rajgurunagar, two sisters, aged eight and nine years, were found murdered, with their bodies dumped in a half-filled water drum near their house.

According to the information received, the two sisters went missing on Wednesday afternoon while playing near their house. That same day, their parents lodged a complaint at the Khed Police Station.

During the investigation, police searched the room of waiters working at a nearby restaurant and found the bodies of the girls in a half-filled water drum. Later, the police took one of the waiters into custody, and his interrogation is ongoing.

The motive behind the murder is being investigated, and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

Meanwhile, NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule took to X (formerly Twitter) upon learning about this shocking incident. She wrote, "The murder of two young girls in Rajgurunagar is infuriating. The law and order situation in the state is very serious. The police system needs to take steps to ensure that the criminals in this case are punished as severely as possible."