The elderly parents of an officer posted in the Chief Minister Office were found brutally murdered in their house at the Fauji Gali in Daltonganj on Thursday.

The officer, Arvind Kumar, is the secretary to the principal secretary to the chief minister. Kumar’s father Rajeshwar Ram, 75, and his mother Parmilla Devi, 70, were found murdered with a 'sharp edged weapon.'

Police sources said the elderly couple were murdered on Wednesday night.

Rajeshwar Ram who had served in the Indian Army was in the BJP currently after three decades of being in Lalu Yadav's RJD. He was a popular civil society activist.

Parmilla Devi was a homemaker. She was found to be wearing a mask on her face when her body was discovered, said a police officer.

SP Palamu Chandan Kumar Sinha said the ex-army man had multiple injuries inflicted with a sharp edged weapon.

Police sources said his throat was slit and his chest was punctured.

"The body of his wife Parmilla Devi was found with less number of injuries in the kitchen," said SP.

The SP reiterated the twin murders didn't appear to be for any loot or theft of cash or any other valuable.

He said one almirah was found broken but it could be just a ploy of the killer to pass it as murder for cash etc.

Motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. A team of forensic experts have arrived from Ranchi.

“This twin murder case will be investigated and cracked by a special investigating team,” said SP.

Footages of the CCTV camera installed in the Fauji Gali are being scanned by the police.

Police sources said the couple lived alone but there were three cups of tea found in the morning.

The couple’s son Arvind Kumar had arranged for security guard for his parents to look after them.

SP Sinha said police have kept the crime scene intact.

Former minister K.N. Tripathy was the first politician to reach the house of the deceased on Thursday.

Tripathy said he believes this case will be solved soon. He quoted the police to say the killer or killers seem to be known to the family.