An elderly couple was found dead in a stable at their house in Baghpat district on Sunday morning.The victims identified as Begraj (65) and his wife Harkali (63) lived at a house in Barhal village under Doghat police station. They used to guard their buffaloes while sleeping in the stable.
The police said some unidentified miscreants entered the stable with an intention to steal the buffaloes on Saturday night. They tied the couple with ropes and stuffed their mouths with cloths so that they could not raise an alarm.
"As the couple remained unnoticed and they could free themselves, they died of suffocation," the police apprehended. The police said the bodies had been sent for post-mortem and kin of the couple had been informed of the incident.
To buttress their claim, the police said the villagers confirmed missing of two buffaloes of the elderly couple and it seemed that the live-stock was stolen by miscreants. The locals expressed surprise over police claim saying the couple was heard coughing late in the night and they apprehended a foul play behind their death. The police have registered a case in this connection and further investigations are on.
Murder Unidentified persons killed a guard and looted a cash of Rs 7.5 lakh from a general store in Mirzapur district on Saturday night. The victim identified as Salman of lahanpur used to sleep at a cart outside a shop in Bamigaon market and owned by
Amanullah of lahanpur under lalganj police station area. On previous night, Salman was sleeping at a cart when some miscreants attacked him with an iron rod. They then broke the locks at the shop and decamped with the cash.