Monday, March 30, 2026
ADVT 
India

UP couple found murdered, infant spared

Darpan News Desk IANS, 29 Jul, 2021 11:06 AM
  • UP couple found murdered, infant spared

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), July 29 (IANS) A couple was found murdered at their residence while their ten-month-old son was spared by the killers.

The incident took place on Wednesday in the Mani Ka Pura Mazra village.

Superintendent of Police (Trans Ganga) Dhawal Jaiswal told reporters that the bodies of the couple, lying in a pool of blood, were spotted by their brothers who informed the police.

The motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained. He added that police have begun probing the case.

Senior police officials including forensic experts rushed to the spot and carried out investigations.

The deceased have been identified as Dev Ranjan, 30, and his wife Ranjana, 28.

The bodies of husband and wife were found on separate cots with their throats slit. Their son was found lying on the ground, unharmed.

The bodies have been sent for post mortem and the motive behind the killing is still unknown.

Further investigations are underway, the police said.

MORE India ARTICLES

Why Twitter's Rival Social Network Mastodon Trending In India

Mastodon, a little known micro-blogging platform first released in 2016, has suddenly sparked interest among disgruntled Twitter users.

Why Twitter's Rival Social Network Mastodon Trending In India

Lal Krishna Advani: An Epic Rise & Silent Fall Of A One-time Hindutva Icon

Lal Krishna Advani: An Epic Rise & Silent Fall Of A One-time Hindutva Icon
Time changes everything. The hardcore face of Hindutva in the 1990s became the "acceptable" saffron leader in run up to 2014 elections and finally being sidelined in the party.

Lal Krishna Advani: An Epic Rise & Silent Fall Of A One-time Hindutva Icon

Did North Korean Hackers Hurt ISRO's Chandrayaan-2?

At the time the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was trying to land Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft's Vikram lander on the Moon, suspected North Korean hackers might have attacked the space agency, the Daily Mail reported on Friday.    

Did North Korean Hackers Hurt ISRO's Chandrayaan-2?

Ayodhya Dispute To Be Finally Laid To Rest: SC To Pronounce Verdict In Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid Case On Saturday

The dispute that stretched over a century and a half is likely to be put to rest finally on Saturday when the Supreme Court announces its verdict on the title suit of the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute.    

Ayodhya Dispute To Be Finally Laid To Rest: SC To Pronounce Verdict In Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid Case On Saturday

Modi Govt Revokes Aatish Taseer's OCI Card For 'Concealing His Father Was Pakistani'

New York-based author and journalist Aatish Taseer is ineligible for Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card as he had "concealed" the fact that his late father was of Pakistani origin, the government said on Thursday night.

Modi Govt Revokes Aatish Taseer's OCI Card For 'Concealing His Father Was Pakistani'

Navjot Singh Sidhu Allowed To Accompany Sikh 'Jatha' To Darbar Sahib Gurudwara In Pakistan

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has been allowed by the government to accompany the Sikh 'jatha' that will travel to Darbar Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan via the Kartarpur Corridor on November 9, sources said here on Thursday.  

Navjot Singh Sidhu Allowed To Accompany Sikh 'Jatha' To Darbar Sahib Gurudwara In Pakistan