PRAYAGRAJ: Three members of a crorepati family — an elderly couple and their unmarried daughter — were found dead under mysterious circumstances on the second floor of their two-storey house in the South Malaka area under the Kotwali police station limits on Tuesday.
In a related development, the body of an unidentified man, estimated to be around 38 years old, was found inside one of the shops on the ground floor of the building. Police had not established his identity at the time of filing this report. However, some locals claimed the deceased was the couple’s elder son, Abhishek.
Son missing for 4 days, mobile switched off
Abhishek has been missing for the past four days. They also said his mobile phone has remained switched off during this period.
According to locals, the couple’s younger son Ahswini is lodged in Kaushambi jail in connection with a case.
DCP (City) Maneesh Shandilya told TOI that the bodies of Virendra Kumar (70), his wife Anita (65) and their daughter Meenakshi (40) were found in a room with injury marks, suggesting it to be a case of murder.
Police said a cardboard sheet was found in the room where the couple’s bodies were discovered. A message written on it read: “Bunty, Babli and the daughter-inlaw killed us.” Residents alerted the police after a foul smell was noticed emanating from the locked house. Locals said the deceased couple owned and rented out 12 shops located on the ground floor of the building.
Investigation underway
ACP (Law and Order) Ajay Pal Sharma said three teams have been formed to work out the case. He said the exact cause of death would be determined only after the postmortem examination.
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