Srinagar, Oct 19: A 70-year-old woman was murdered by unidentified assailants inside her residence in Parigam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district early Monday.

The deceased woman has been identified as Jana Begum, wife of late Ghulam Ahmad Bhat.
According to police official, the incident occurred around 5 am when the woman’s son had gone to a nearby mosque to offer Fajr prayers.
During his absence, unidentified assailants entered the house and slit the woman’s throat, killing her on the spot.
She was later found lying in a pool of blood, the official said.
The police took cognizance of the matter and launched an investigation to identify those involved and establish the circumstances surrounding the suspected murder.
The motive behind the killing remains unknown, officials said.
Police are expected to examine the available evidence and collect relevant details to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the incident.
The killing has raised concerns over the circumstances in which the elderly woman was attacked inside her home during the early morning hours.