Five of a family killed in Prayagraj

Prayagraj, Jan 5 (IANS) Five persons of one family were found murdered in their house in Yusufpur Sevayat village in Soraon police circle, on Sunday.All five had apparently been killed with a sharp-edged weapon late on Saturday night.The deceased have been identified as Som Dutt Tiwari, his wife, two children and one more person - possibly a relative.Senior police officials reached the scene of the crime and have sent the bodies for post mortem. A forensic team has also been called to take crucial samples.Senior Superintendent of Police Satyarth Aniruddh Pankaj said that initial investigations indicated that the murders were a result of personal enmity but the police was working on various theories.Additional forces have bane deployed in the village in view of the prevailing tension.
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