<p>An elderly couple was allegedly killed by a 22-year-old man at their home in Nurpur area of Kangra district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Accused Ankush Kumar has been arrested, they said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/gadkari-visits-flood-rain-affected-areas-in-kullu-manali-1242809.html">Gadkari visits flood, rain-affected areas in Kullu, Manali</a></strong></p>.<p>On Monday, Harnam Singh (73) and his wife Shakuntala Devi (70), residents of Ward Number 2 Kopra Panchayat, were cutting grass when Ankush attacked them and slit their throats with a sickle, police said.</p>.<p>Ankush lives nearby the couple’s house, they said.</p>.<p>Nurpur DSP Vishal Verma said the accused has been arrested and booked under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.</p>.<p>The investigations are underway to ascertain the reason behind the killing, police said, adding that the weapon used in the crime has been recovered.</p>
<p>An elderly couple was allegedly killed by a 22-year-old man at their home in Nurpur area of Kangra district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Accused Ankush Kumar has been arrested, they said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/gadkari-visits-flood-rain-affected-areas-in-kullu-manali-1242809.html">Gadkari visits flood, rain-affected areas in Kullu, Manali</a></strong></p>.<p>On Monday, Harnam Singh (73) and his wife Shakuntala Devi (70), residents of Ward Number 2 Kopra Panchayat, were cutting grass when Ankush attacked them and slit their throats with a sickle, police said.</p>.<p>Ankush lives nearby the couple’s house, they said.</p>.<p>Nurpur DSP Vishal Verma said the accused has been arrested and booked under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.</p>.<p>The investigations are underway to ascertain the reason behind the killing, police said, adding that the weapon used in the crime has been recovered.</p>