Lawyer,wife murdered in Ghatsila

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Press Trust of India Jamshedpur
Last Updated : Dec 04 2014 | 2:26 PM IST
Highly decomposed bodies of a 65-year-old lawyer and his wife were found from their Kashida locality in Ghatsila, about 45 kms from here, under Ghatsila police station, police today said.
The victims have been identified as Kalipada Mandal, a lawyer, and his wife Shakuntala Devi (55)
The incident came to light only when the victim's son, Chandan, who lives in nearby Musaboni along with his family, visited his parents last evening and stumbled upon the decomposed bodies, police said.
Chandan keeps on visiting his parents at regular interval and had spoken to his parents last on November 28.
Though the exact cause behind the murder could not be ascertained yet, the possibility of loot and murder is not ruled out, police said.
Superitnendent of Police (rural) Shailendra Kumar Sinha said the murder seemed to have committed couple of days ago.
We are investigating the incident but no breakthrough was achieved yet, he said.
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First Published: Dec 04 2014 | 2:26 PM IST

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