Ex The Tribune Scribe K J Singh, mother found dead

Janjivan Bureau / Mohali :  Senior journalist K J Singh and his nonagenarian mother were found dead at their residence here, police said today.
“There was injury marks on their necks,” Mohali Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Alam Vijay Singh said.
Singh was in his sixties while his mother Gurcharan Kaur was 92 years old. Police said they were investigating the matter. Senior police officials have reached the spot.
Preliminary reports say Singh’s throat was found slit while his mother Gurcharan Kaur was strangled, suggesting resistance by the victim.
The bodies were found lying in a pool of blood when the police were called by the neighbours.
Their maid was the first to notice the murder and sounded the neighbours, who called the police.
Singh’s Ford Ikon car, an LCD and other belongings were found missing, but the gold chains of both the victims were found intact.
It is suspected that the brutal double murder took place sometime on Friday night after the maid left the place and it was discovered only on Saturday afternoon when she returned for work.
Singh had retired as Chief News Editor of ‘The Tribune’, Chandigarh after serving on Chandigarh editions of ‘The Indian Express’ and ‘The Times of India’.