Fear and grief seem to have gripped  Sundaraplan village under Shikaripara police station in Dumka district of Jharkhand where a senior couple -63-year-old Saheb Hembram and his wife, Mangali Kisku (60) were murdered on Monday- Tuesday night.

According to the police, the attackers allegedly used sharp-edged weapons to kill the couple on the spot before turning on their daughters. The motive of the sickening crime is the subject of investigation.

The couple’s elder daughter, Hiramuni Hembram (25), and younger daughter Beni Hembram (17) sustained severe injuries in the attack.

Despite her condition, Hiramuni managed to call the police emergency helpline 112, following which Shikaripara police station in-charge Amit Kumar Lakra rushed to the spot with his team and arranged for the victims’ immediate transfer to Phool-Jhano Medical College Hospital in Dumka.

Both sisters remain in critical condition and are being treated. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination.

Dumka Superintendent of Police Pitambar Singh Kherwar told media persons that preliminary investigations suggest the involvement of the elder daughter’s lover, a resident of Pakur district, who was allegedly present in the house on the night of the crime.

Police, however, have maintained that all possible angles are being thoroughly examined.

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