A retired Army man and his wife were allegedly hacked to death with a sharp-edged weapon at their house near the Agra bypass here, police said on Sunday.
He had been staying with his first wife, Saddo Begum, at the house near the Agra bypass on Saturday night when the incident allegedly took place. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) “Prima facie, it appears that they were killed with a sharp-edged weapon. The bodies of Shamsuddin, 58, and his wife Saddo Begum, 55, were found lying in a pool of blood at their house in the Sadabad Kotwali area. The incident took place during the night and the bodies were discovered around 9.30 am on Sunday when the house did not open and people raised an alarm, following which police were subsequently informed, according to the police. Shamsuddin had retired from the Army around 20 years ago.
Necessary legal action is being taken,” the SP said. Police said he had two wives and used to stay with them alternately.
He said the motive behind the killings was not immediately clear and five teams had been formed to identify the perpetrators and solve the case.
Superintendent of Police Chiranjeev Nath Sinha and Circle Officer Yogendra Krishna Narayan reached the spot along with police personnel and inspected the scene. Forensic experts and a dog squad were also called in to assist with the investigation.
