Couple found dead with throats slit at home in UP’s Meerut

A couple was found dead at their residence here with their throats slit on Tuesday, police said.

The bodies of Pramod Karanwal (50) and his wife Mamta (45) were found inside a room on the ground floor of their home in sector-6 of Shastri Nagar locality this morning, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rohit Sajawan said.

Police also found Karanwal's father and mother in an unconscious state, he said.

Sajwan said that the initial probe suggested that a sharp-edged weapon was used to kill the couple and the angle of loot has also not been ruled out.

The CCTV footage is being examined and information is being gathered from the neighbours, he said A forensic team is examining the crime scene and the mobile phones of the couple have been taken by the police, the SSP said. Mamta was a teacher in a private school and Karanwal worked at a factory in Ghaziabad.