Indian police say two men from the outskirts of New Delhi may have killed as many as 15 children and women.

On Saturday, police found 15 skulls near a house in the town of Noida after digging up the back garden and drains.

These discoveries followed earlier finds of large plastic bags filled with clothes, bangles and human remains.

The discovery has provoked the fury of many residents of a nearby slum, who said complaints about their missing children had been ignored by police.

Police said they began digging around the house on Friday after a domestic servant who worked there admitted that he had raped and killed several children.

The businessman who employed him has also been arrested, police say.

Both men appeared before a local court on Saturday, charged with rape, kidnapping and murder.

The children were reported to have been lured to the house with promises of sweets while the women were offered jobs.