Even after 24 hours, the police remained clueless in connection with the murder of a chief municipal officer's wife and their daughter in Obedullaganj town. However, the police officials claimed that the culprits would soon be behind bars.
Inspector General (Hoshangabad Range) Satish Saxena said prima facie, the motive behind the twin murder was not related to looting. Saxena announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for clues. Dog squad and Forensic Science laboratory teams from Bhopal and Hoshangabad arrived at the spot.
“A six-member team, headed by Raisen's Additional Superintendent of Police Ramsnehi Mishra, was constituted to solve the murder mystery. But no clue was received thus far,” Superintendent of Police Deepak Verma told media persons.
The two were murdered from 4 am to 5 am on Thursday at their residence in Obedullaganj town by hoodlums who slit the women's throats. Bhoopendra Singh's daughter Sweety (18) died on the spot whereas Mridula succumbed at a Bhopal hospital.
Singh and his son were away at the time of the crime. The accused also took away the subscriber identity module card from Sweety's cellular phone.
The bodies were cremated here on Friday. While the kin said that the family had enmity with no one, police quizzed the neighbours in connection with the sensational murder case, the sources said.
Inspector General (Hoshangbad Range) Satish Saxena announced reward of Rs 25,000 for clues. Singh was hospitalised following high blood pressure. A dog squad and a forensics team from Bhopal and Hoshangabad also worked on the scene.