Greater Noida: Couple stabbed, their throats slit in Jamalpur

A couple was beaten up, stabbed and their throats were slit by unidentified assailants on Friday night in Jamalpur Village of Greater Noida. The family of the deceased refused to cremate the bodies till the perpetrators caught.

The situation in the village turned out to be tense following the murder of the couple. While another couple who lived 200 meters away from the victim’s house was also attacked in the same way. According to the report, the attackers fled the spot after killing the couple.

Following the murder, security was beefed up in the village to keep the condition under control. The Police have reportedly spoken to the victim’s family to ascertain the reason behind the double murder.

The incident took place around 1 am Saturday. Azad Singh alias Kalu (63) and his wife Vedvati Devi (56) were sleeping in their ancestral home in Jamalpur village when they killed. Azad Singh retired as a cashier from the Delhi Jal Board and the couple divided their time between Delhi and Greater Noida homes.

“My uncle and aunt had come to the village a few days ago after a relative of ours died. We believe around four men attacked them while three others kept watching outside. My uncle had a licensed pistol but it is missing,” Gagan Singh, Azad Singh’s nephew quoted by Hindustan Times as saying.

Another couple, Sudhir Singh and Shobha, who lives near Azad Singh’s house, was also attacked around 2am. “The men locked up Sudhir’s mother in a room and started beating up the couple. Sudhir started shouting for help and when neighbours gathered, the assailants fled. The two were rushed to a private hospital,” Gagan said.

According to the Hindustan Times report, “Although no cash or jewellery was stolen, the attackers left the almirah, table drawers and lockers open. Azad Singh and his wife had taken most of their stuff to their Delhi home a few years ago and used their ancestral house only occasionally. We are yet to ascertain the motive for the crime as it could be a case of personal vendetta or robbery. Their relatives have not been able to tell us of any vendetta.”

On the basis of the complaint, the police have registered a case of murder against unidentified persons and roped in five teams to probe the murders.

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