On Monday morning, a man attacked an old couple in their house with a sharp object near Ghumarwin. Lekhram whose throat was slit died on the spot while his wife Pushpa Devi whose hand was torn apart by the accused was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition. Pushpa Devi have been referred to PGI, Chandigarh from Bilaspur after being already referred from Civil Hospital Ghumarwin to Bilasur. The two victims were residents of the village Kapwada of Panchayat Barthin, Ghumarwin. The details of the incident and motive behind the murder can not be confirmed yet. Police is investigating the case and has arrested Manoj Kumar who has been accused of attacking the elderly couple. The incident became common knowledge by the afternoon leaving many in a state of terror and shock.