Sakti (Chhattisgarh), Jun 3 (PTI) A 70-year-old man and his wife were found murdered at their residence in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district, police said on Wednesday.
The victims, Purushottam Khunte and his wife Goharini Bai (55), were residents of Seduras village under Malkharoda police station limits. Their bodies were discovered on Wednesday morning, triggering panic in the village.
According to police, a neighbouring woman visited the couple’s house in the morning and found them lying dead inside. She immediately alerted local residents, following which the police were informed.
Preliminary investigation suggests the couple was killed by unidentified assailants who crushed their heads, officials said.
Senior officers, including Superintendent of Police Prafulla Thakur, Additional Superintendent of Police Pankaj Patel and SDOP Bhuvaneshwari Painkra, visited the crime spot and supervised the ongoing investigation.
A dog squad and a forensic team were pressed into service to collect evidence from the crime scene, police said.
SP Thakur confirmed the couple had been murdered and added a case would be registered under relevant provisions of law after receipt of the post-mortem report.
He said investigators were examining all possible angles and gathering information about potential suspects. PTI COR RSY
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