DHANBAD, June 30 -- A 40-year-old woman and her 14-year-old son were allegedly murdered by unidentified people inside their house on Monday night in Deoghar district, police said.

Police further said that the incident occurred at Nawadih village under Mahapur Panchayat in Sonaraythari police station limits of the district.

The deceased have been identified as Rubeda Bibi, 40, and her son Musharraf Ansari, 14, a Class VIII student of Upgraded High School, Nanidih. According to family members, the incident took place between 1 am and 2 am.

People close to the development said that the assailants knocked on the door and gained entry after it was opened by the victim's daughter-in-law. The intruders allegedly overpowered the family members...