Three of family murdered in Mathura

May 11th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS  

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Three members of a family, including two women, were found with their throats slit at their home in this Uttar Pradesh town, police said Wednesday.

Mukesh Kumar, 28, a jeweller, his wife Vandana, 25, and mother Urmila, 60, were found dead inside their residence in Govindnagar area, some 350 km from Lucknow, Tuesday night.

The murder was detected by locals after a foul smell started emanating from Kumar’s residence.

“As of now, we cannot ascertain the motive behind the killings,” police inspector Sanjay Jaiswal told reporters.

“It appears that the three were murdered a few days ago. Before slitting their throats, the three were also repeatedly hit with some blunt objects,” said Jaiswal.

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