UP Crime
Uttar Pradesh: Elderly couple murdered in Azamgarh, loot suspected
Azamgarh: An elderly couple was hacked to death by unidentified persons during suspected loot in Nizamabad area of Azamgarh district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said here on Monday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Anurag Arya said that Vishwanath (75), a resident of Qayamuddin Patti Parsa village, and his wife Santali Devi were killed with a sharp-edged weapon late on Sunday night.
"The bodies were spotted by the neighbours on Monday when they came out for morning walk," he said.
Inspector General of Police (IG) Azamgarh range Akhilesh Kumar and SP Arya reached the spot and inquired about the incident. A dog squad also inspected the crime scene.
The SP said that the family members and the neighbours were questioned during which suspicion of loot or property dispute has been raised.
"The manner in which the crime is committed and the jewellery of the deceased woman are missing hints towards loot. A team has been constituted to workout the case," he said.
(With UNI inputs)
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
