Six semi-decomposed bodies were found at a residential houses in Sidhra area of Jammu city of Wednesday. The bodies were found in two residential houses in Tawi Vihar locality of Sidhra.
Soon after the incident was reported, a police team rushed to the spot and took bodies into their possession.
“The doors of the house were forcibly broke open in presence of locals of Tawi Vihar Colony Sidhra,” police said, adding, “It was found by the Police party that the dead bodies are lying in the house.”
The official added that preliminary investigation reveals that all these people were from Kashmir and their families have also been informed.
Police have formed a Special Investigation Team to unravel the mystery surrounding the deaths.
The deceased have been identified as Sakina Begum widow of late Ghulam Hassan, her daughter Naseema Akhter, Rubina Bano, Zafar Ali, Noor-ul-Habib and Sajad Ahmad.