India, March 22 -- A 64-year-old retired government employee was found bludgeoned to death on the ground floor of his house in Govindpuram locality of Ghaziabad late Friday night, police said, adding that victim's daughter-in-law is a prime suspect in the case.

Officers said locals alerted the police and on rushing to the crime scene they found body of Paati Singh lying on the floor in one of the rooms, on the ground floor of his home.

His daughter-in-law, Arti Singh, aged about 30, had come to stay at the house about a month ago with her two minor children, they added.

Upon reaching the scene of crime, police teams found blood splattered on the floor, and also inside the room.

Police said the daughter-in-law of the deceased initially...