Uttarpara: Two female members of a family were murdered today and two others were injured in the Uttarpara area of Hooghly district here, the police said.

Local residents of B N Road in the Natunpara area of Uttarpara heard screams from a three-storey building this evening and when they approached the house, they saw a youth jumping off from the terrace and trying to flee. As the youth was injured, the residents caught hold of him and informed the police.