India, Sept. 17 -- VARANASI A double murder has sent shockwaves through Ballia after a 65-year-old woman and her visually impaired daughter were found dead in the Sarai Bharti area under the Rasra Kotwali police jurisdiction on Thursday morning.

The victims were identified as Manti Gupta, 65, and her daughter, Gauri Gupta, 22. While Manti's body was discovered inside their residence, Gauri's body was found dumped in a paddy field approximately 25 metres away, said police.

Around 8:30am, a watchman informed the Rasra police station that the bodies of the women had been found in Sarai Bharti (Mustafabad). Police arrived at the scene and initiated an investigation. Three people lived in the house: head of the household, Ramcheez Gupta, 70,...