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HYDERABAD: A double murder sent shockwaves in the city when 12-year-old mentally challenged twins — a boy and a girl — were smothered to death by their maternal uncle at his residence in Satyanarayanapuram, Chaitanyapuri on Friday night. “The house owner saw them shifting the body and questioned Mallikarjun, who did not give convincing answers, and found it suspicious. When Vishnuvardhan’s body was being brought down, house owner Mahesh Reddy noticed it. They were also analysing call data records of Mallikarjun and the twins’ parents to ascertain whether the latter were also part of the murder conspiracy. Police have registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC and arrested Mallikarjun and Vivek..