Overview

• The bodies of 60-year-old Baria Oraon and her 17-year-old grandson Ritesh Oraon were discovered in separate rooms of their Bhakso Doomar Toli home on Friday morning.
• Investigators say the assailants climbed in through the rooftop using a ladder and struck the victims while they slept.
• Police sources report Baria Oraon was strangled and Ritesh Oraon was killed with a sharp-edged weapon.
• The victim’s father has pointed to his brother-in-law as a suspect, citing recent threats over a family dispute.
• No arrests have been made and Lohardaga police say they are probing all angles to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.