Four members of a family including two minors were found dead with multiple stab wounds, under mysterious circumstances, in a bungalow in Ahmedabad’s Odhav area on Tuesday night.
According to police, the bodies were discovered in a locked house in Odhav’s Viratnagar’s Chandraprabha society on Tuesday night, after a few neighbours complained to police about a foul smell emanating from a single-story house.
The victims have been identified as Subhadra Marathi (70), her daughter Sonal Marathi (37), granddaughter Pragati Marathi (17) and grandson Ganesh Marathi (15).
The bodies were discovered by police in different spots around the house, including the bedroom, living room, and bathroom, in a decomposed state with multiple stab wounds, according to police.
Police said that Vinod Marathi, Sonal’s husband, was missing from the house and is a prime suspect in the case since the house was locked from outside.
Achal Tyagi, deputy commissioner of police, zone 5, Ahmedabad city said, “The neighbours had last seen the family on March 26 and it is suspected that the bodies are four days old. We have sent the bodies for post mortem and a team of forensic sciences laboratory has also reached the spot. An FIR for murder is being lodged and Vinod is one of our suspects. Further investigation is going on.”