MEERUT, April 22 -- A married couple was brutally stabbed to death inside their home in the Civil Lines area of Moradabad district on Monday night, reportedly over a property dispute, police said on Tuesday, adding that the murders took place in front of their minor children.

Superintendent of police (SSP) Satpal Antil informed that the victims-Raja (30) and his wife Farah (30)-lived in the Chakkar Ki Milak locality. Raja, a polisher, had bought a one-room house near the Ramganga river about a year ago from his neighbour Faheem for Rs.2.24 lakh. He had paid Rs.2 lakh and taken possession of the property, however, the formal registration was still pending.

He said that according to the information, tensions had been escalating between th...