MADURAI: Unidentified people murdered the mother and the wife of an armyman at their home in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Tuesday.
Police suspect that the duo were murdered for gain as gold jewellery and cash were missing from the home.
The deceased have been identified as S Rajakumari, 65, of Mudukkoorani and her daughter-in-law, S Sneha,28.
Sneha's husband, S Stephen, is serving the Indian Army in Ladakh region while her father-in-law, Santhiyagu, is a retired Army man.
The murders happened after Santhiyagu left home early in the morning to tend his crops. Neighbours came to know about the murders when they went to the house on hearing the cries of Sneha's eight-month-old child.
On being alerted, a police team from the Kalaiyarkovil station rushed to the spot. Superintendent of police of neighbouring Ramanathapuram district V Varun Kumar, who is in-charge of Sivaganga district, also visited the spot and conducted an inquiry.
Police suspect that the duo were murdered for gain as gold jewellery and cash were missing from the home.
The deceased have been identified as S Rajakumari, 65, of Mudukkoorani and her daughter-in-law, S Sneha,28.
Sneha's husband, S Stephen, is serving the Indian Army in Ladakh region while her father-in-law, Santhiyagu, is a retired Army man.
The murders happened after Santhiyagu left home early in the morning to tend his crops. Neighbours came to know about the murders when they went to the house on hearing the cries of Sneha's eight-month-old child.
On being alerted, a police team from the Kalaiyarkovil station rushed to the spot. Superintendent of police of neighbouring Ramanathapuram district V Varun Kumar, who is in-charge of Sivaganga district, also visited the spot and conducted an inquiry.
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