By IANS,
Rohtak : Seven members of a retired teacher’s family were found murdered in their house in Kabulpura village near this Haryana town. Police have registered a case against three people, including two family members.
“We have registered a case against three people (two family members and one family friend), and started our investigation. We have not arrested anyone yet, but are expecting a breakthrough very soon,” Anil Kumar Rao, superintendent of police, Rohtak, told IANS.
He added: “We are taking the help of forensic experts to get some vital clues. We have sent the bodies for post mortem examination and are awaiting the report. As the probe is on, we cannot disclose anything more at this stage.”
The victims had strangulation marks on their necks.
Another victim, who was still alive, was rushed to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak, some 70 km from New Delhi, in a serious condition.
“We had received complaints against certain family members and right now we are trying to ascertain their authenticity,” stated Rao.
The bodies were found by the retired teacher, who lived nearby, when no one came to give him his morning tea. The village is about 20 km from here.
The victims included the teacher’s son, two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. Another son of the teacher is in the army and was away when the incident occurred.
Rohtak is the home district of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. It is represented in Lok Sabha by his son Deepinder Singh Hooda.