An elderly couple were found dead inside their house in Durga Vihar area under jurisdiction of Chhawla police station on Friday. Police suspects elderly couple’s son behind the killing.
The deceased have been as Raj Singh (61) and his wife Omwati (58), residents of Durga Vihar area.
According to a senior police official, a police control room (PCR) call was received on Friday at 11.15 am regarding the incident following which an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot.
“After reaching the spot, both the victims were found dead on bed inside their room. There were sharp cut marks on the face of both deceased persons,” said the senior police official.
“Both the bodies have been sent for autopsy and the exact cause of death will be ascertained after the post-mortem,” said police official privy to investigation.
“Victims’ son Satish (37) and their daughter-in-law Kavita (35) were also found inside house and they both are suspects,” he said.
“A case has been registered and investigation initiated. Police teams are also questioning the suspects. It seems the case of domestic violence as Satish was unemployed and he had arguments with his parents often, but exact reason will be ascertained after investigation” the police official added.