An elderly couple was murdered in a cold blood in Chhatrabas Tole of Dhangadhi Sub-metropolis-7 on Sunday night.

Police said 72-year-old Badri Joshi, a former teacher, and his wife Kunti Joshi, 65, were killed by using a sharp weapon.

The couple’s faces were maimed and their bodies were recovered from inside a locked room, said SP Arjun Chand, chief of District Police Office, Kailali.

The reason behind the murder has not been known yet. Meanwhile, police are conducting a thorough investigation into the murder. They have rounded up the tenants staying at Joshi’s house for the investigation.

Police are also looking for two suspects who are at large.

The deceased couple is survived by three daughters and a son. The son is in Spain while two daughters are in Australia and America. One daughter is in Dhangadhi, police said.