Janjgir-Champa (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 14 (ANI): Four members of a family were found murdered in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district, police said Thursday.
According to police, the incident took place in Bhanwtara village under the jurisdiction of the Shivrinarayan police station.
Additional Superintendent of Police Umesh Kashyap said a police team rushed to the scene after receiving information about the killings.
“We received information regarding the murder of four members of the same family in Bhanwtara village, located within the Shivrinarayan police station area. Upon receiving the information, a police team immediately reached the scene,” Kashyap said.
He added that forensic and dog squad teams were also called in to assist with the investigation. Preliminary findings suggest the murders were carried out using sharp-edged weapons.
“FSL and dog squad teams were also summoned. Prima facie evidence suggests that the murders were committed using sharp-edged weapons,” he said.
Police said all aspects of the case are being investigated, and further details are awaited.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a woman was allegedly murdered inside a lodge room in Ongole town in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district, police said.
The deceased was identified as Adilakshmi, a resident of CS Puram in Prakasam district who worked in the Irrigation Department.
According to police, the accused allegedly slit her throat and killed her inside a room at Srirama Lodge in Ongole.
Officials said her husband had filed a missing person complaint a few days earlier after she went missing.
During the investigation, police found that one of her close relatives had allegedly taken her to the lodge.
Prakasam District Superintendent of Police Harshavardhan Raju said special teams have been formed to trace and arrest the accused.
Further investigation is underway. (ANI)
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