Overview
- Police say Raghunath Dattu Farat, 73, and his wife Surekha, 68, were found dead with slit throats in their Nigdoli village home in a crime that likely took place between the night of Monday and the evening of Tuesday.
- Their 21-year-old grandson, Aditya, discovered the bodies after entering through a partially open rear door and reported dry leaves, ash and debris scattered across the kitchen and bedroom.
- Khalapur police have registered a murder case against unidentified suspects and recorded the FIR after the family alerted authorities at discovery of the bodies.
- Investigators note the unusual smearing and throwing of ash across the house and on the victims and are treating it as possibly intended to hide fingerprints or stage the scene while they question several people and scan local CCTV.
- The victims lived alone at the ancestral home and the case has raised local concern; the next key developments will be forensic results, CCTV review and whether police identify suspects or a clear motive such as a personal vendetta.