Ludhiana, June 30 -- A 52-year-old advocate and owner of a private school was found murdered with his throat slit inside his residence in Jamalpur in the early hours of Monday. The victim's 15-year-old son claimed two masked men broke into the house, assaulted them and later killed his father before fleeing.

However, police said the circumstances surrounding the murder appeared highly suspicious and are probing the possible involvement of an insider or someone known to the victim.

Investigators said the teenager's account did not fully correspond with the physical evidence collected from the scene and no apparent signs of forced entry were found.

Police say the victim, identified as Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, a resident of Jandiali village,...