Chitrakoot, February 25: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, visited the home of the 6-year-old twins who were abducted on  February 12. The bodies of the twin brothers were found in a river with their hands and legs tied. Police said that they were thrown in the river alive. Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that "Attempts are being made to twist the incident. Why didn't investigating team find success in case? I'll like to tell CM (Kamal Nath) to give this case to CBI. Culprits must be hanged." MP Kidnapping and Murder Case: Protests Break Out in Chitrakoot After 6-Year-Old Twins' Body Found in River With Hands & Legs Tied.

The discovery of the bodies of 6-year-old twin brothers on Sunday, more than 10 days after they were kidnapped at gunpoint from their school bus near Nayagaon in Chitrakoot on February 12, give rise to widespread protests as people came out on road in large numbers to protest. Chouhan had given his reaction immediately when the news broke about the twins murder.

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The angry mob gathered ransacked the Jankikund shopping complex, not very far from where the boys were kidnapped.

The police reportedly had to fire tear gas shell to disperse the mob, which had gathered after news spread that the twin brothers were thrown alive into the river with their hands and legs tied.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath also condemned the murder of the abducted twins – Devansh and Priyansh. The six-year-old twin brothers were found dead and their bodies fished out from Uttar Pradesh, Banda district. The Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh police launched a joint operation in the case, but could not find success. However, six people were arrested in the case and the vehicles used for abduction seized by the police on Sunday.

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