Karnal, March 19 -- Days after an elderly couple went missing from their residence at Kamalpur Roran village of Karnal, the police on Tuesday said they have arrested their son under murder charges.

The accused was identified as Himmat Singh, currently residing at Uchana village and was arrested by a team of special detective staff of the police.

On Saturday, several teams of police led by deputy superintendent of police Indri reached the residence of the now deceased couple--Mahender Singh and his wife Bala Devi. The police were alerted after their relatives found blood stains at the gallery.

The cops entered their home after jumping the gates and gathered evident but were unable to find their bodies.

A formal complaint was lodged by ...