TNNLudhiana: A day after a married man and a married woman were found dead with gunshot wounds in a hotel room in Khanna, police on Thursday registered a murder case against the deceased man.The man, a resident of Ferozepur district, and the woman, from Tarn Taran district, were found dead inside the hotel room on Wednesday. The woman is survived by two children, while the man has an eight-year-old son. Police sources said the two were distant relatives and allegedly shared a close relationship.Khanna SSP Dr Darpan Ahluwalia said the murder case was registered on the complaint of the woman’s uncle, who had raised her. Preliminary investigation indicates that the man allegedly shot the woman before ending his own life. She said further investigation is underway to ascertain how the firearm was procured.The SSP added that CCTV footage showed another man accompanying the couple to the hotel. Police have verified his antecedents and are examining his role, if any.According to police, the accompanying man persuaded hotel staff to allot a room to the couple without obtaining their identity proofs. Police also dismissed rumours that he had posed as a police officer to secure the room. Investigators said he was a frequent visitor to the deceased man’s dhaba and had dropped the couple at the hotel in a Haryana-registered taxi before leaving.Sources said there was no movement from the room for nearly nine hours after the couple checked in. They neither contacted the reception nor ordered food or any other service.Suspecting something was wrong, hotel employees repeatedly knocked on the door but received no response. The police were subsequently informed, following which the bodies were discovered inside the room. Further investigation is in progress.
