Mother, son found dead in Chamba

Chamba, July 29

Two members of a family, a woman and her son, were found dead in their house in Rei panchayat of Pangi tribal subdivision of Chamba district last night, according to a police report received here this evening.

On receiving information from the Rei panchayat pradhan about the deaths, a police team reached their house and found Pyar Dei (40) hanging while her son Prem Jeet (18) was lying in a skeletal condition in the home at Majraun village of Rei panchayat in Pangi.

The bodies were brought to Killar hospital for postmortem, from where the doctors referred these to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Chamba.

In view of the seriousness of the case, a team of Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Dharamsala, was summoned. Neighbours and relatives of the deceased were being questioned, SP, Chamba, Arul Kumar said.

The preliminary inquiry revealed that the family did not interact with the villagers. No one used to visit them, he said. — OC