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Couple found murdered in Kathua

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Press Trust of India Kathua (J-K)
A couple was allegedly killed by some unknown persons in the Lakhanpur area of this district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Inderjeet Sharma (67) and his wife Bholi Devi (30) were found murdered in their house in the village Dhanod in Lakhanpur area of Kathua district late last night, police said.

They said that some 4-5 unidentified persons entered their house late last night and killed the couple with sharp edged weapons.

Police came to know about the incident today when the local residents of the area informed them about the incident.

Police has registered a case and started investigation to find out the culprits, they said.
 

Bodies have been recovered and sent for postmortem, they said.

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First Published: Oct 22 2015 | 4:22 PM IST

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