Hearing impaired woman, handicap son found dead

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 6

A 70-year-old woman along with her 25-year-old son were ‘murdered’ by unidentified persons at Aliwal village in Lohian on January 6.

The deceased have been identified as Kartari and Mangat Ram, alias Manga. While the woman was speech and hearing impaired, her son was handicap. The duo was found murdered by villagers who then informed the police. The woman’s body was located from her home, while her son’s body was found in fields. Both were cattle grazers.

The woman had suffered serious injuries on her head with a blunt weapon, said the police. They have not ruled out the possibility of an enmity or dispute given the nature of wounds on the bodies. An FIR was lodged under Sections 302, 120-B and 201 of the IPC. Lohian police station SHO Balwinder Singh said, “The bodies have been sent for the post-mortem. The woman was hit repeatedly with a blunt weapon. Things will get clear after the report arrives.”