A tribal couple was allegedly beaten to death by unknown assailants at their home in the Bhendra village of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district on Wednesday, reported PTI.
Guruwar Singh Rathiya (35), who worked as a labourer, and his wife Manita Rathiya (30) were found lying dead in a pool of blood in the courtyard of their house early Wednesday morning, according to police.
Their three children, in the age group of 1 to 6 years, were also in the house at the time of the incident but were unharmed.
According to the police, preliminary investigation suggested that the couple were beaten to death with sticks. The motive behind the murder was yet to be ascertained.
The bodies were sent to a hospital in Gharghoda for a post-mortem.
The police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the killings. Two suspects were being questioned.