In a heart wrenching incident

Throat-slit bodies of couple found inside their home in Rajouri

M S Nazki

Jammu, Oct 17(GNS): In a heart wrenching incident, throat-slit bodies of a couple were found in Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said.

A police official told GNS that the bodies of the couple—Mohammad Azam and her wife Gulzar Begum—were found inside their home in Bagla village of Kandi area in Rajouri district.

Soon after the information, a team of police and security forces reached the spot and took the bodies in their possession for medico-legal formalities.

Asked if there was militancy angle with regard to the incident, the official said that “everything will be unravelled during investigations.” “A case has been registered and further investigations were underway,” he added.

When contacted DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range, Dr Haseeb Mughal, told GNS that it is a case of brutal murder, and an inhumane act. “Police team is on the spot and investigations are underway. At this moment we cannot rule out anything including the terror angle.” (GNS)