Pune: A former soldier and his wife and children were found brutally murdered in Shevgaon village in Ahmednagar district, 200 km from here, on Sunday morning.
According to the police, the murders occurred between midnight and the early hours of Sunday.
The victims, Appasaheb Govind Harvane (58), his wife, Sunanda (48), their daughter, Snehal (18), and son, Makarand (15), bore multiple knife wounds, the Shevgaon police.
The incident came to light after the milkman, finding no response to his calls, alerted the family’s neighbours.
Motive unclear
“The motive behind the killings is yet to be ascertained. We are investigating whether it was a botched robbery or some family rivalry. However, none of the valuables appear to be touched … but it is too early to say anything,” inspector Suresh Sakpale of the Shevgaon police station told The Hindu .
After completing his service in the Army, Harvane worked as a security guard with the district land records office, according to sources.
