Mukesh (L); Vineeta (R)
The deceased were identified as Mukesh Singh (45), a principal posted at a composite school in Khanuhat, and his wife Vinita Singh (43), who ran a private school in the village. The incident took place in Kumbhi Dadiya village, around 55 km from the Sultanpur district headquarters. Vinita’s body was found inside the premises of the private school she operated, while Mukesh’s body was found around 150 metres away, according to preliminary information. Vinita ran Manraghi Inter College, which has around 15 teachers and employees. The couple lived about a kilometre from the school and had an only son, Abhyuday (20), who is studying at Delhi University.
The bodies were discovered around 7am, when the school driver arrived to collect the vehicle keys. Police recovered a shovel, an axe and a knife from the spot. A bloodstained axe was also found behind the school premises. Police suspect that Vinita may have been attacked inside a room at the school.
LUCKNOW: A government school principal and his wife were found murdered on Tuesday morning in the Kadipur area of Sultanpur, with both bodies bearing injuries apparently caused by sharp and blunt weapons, police said.