Jalandhar: The rural police have arrested a son and his wife on the charge of murdering his mother in Nurmahal here on Friday.

The Station House Officer (SHO) of Nurmahal police Gurindarjit Singh Nagra said that the accused have been identified as Gagandip alias Gagi, a resident of Mohalla Ravidass Pura Nurmahal and his wife Gurprit Kaur .

SHO said that the accused murdered 52 years old Vidiya. They murdered her with a sharp-edged weapons on Thursday night.

Narindar Bhandal a resident of Bhandal Himmat village and close relative of the deceased complained to the police that he received a phone call on early morning that Vidiya died after being beaten by a poisonous insect.

He said that when he reached at home the body was lying in a pool of blood and there were deep wounds on her neck and he felt suspicious following which he informed the police who reached on the spot recovered the body.

SHO said a case under section 302 (murder) of the India Penal Code has been registered against the accused and recovered weapons of murder.

Police said that further investigations are underway and motive behind the crime would be ascertained after throughout investigation.

This incident has created a sense of fear and insecurity among resident as this is second murder within one month. Rohit(22) son of Ram Lubhaya a resident of Mohalla Khatikan was shot dead on August 10 in his house and the accused is still absconding .

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