Senior journalist K J Singh and his 92-year-old mother were found murdered at their residence in Punjab's Mohali, officials said today.

While 64-year-old Mr Singh's throat had been slit, his mother Gurcharan Kaur was suspected to have been strangled at their home, said an official spokesman of the chief minister's office.

There were injury marks on their necks, said Mohali Deputy Superintendent of Police Alam Vijay Singh. A case of murder has been registered, a police official said.

The Punjab Police has set up a Special Investigative Team (SIT) to probe the suspected murder, the spokesman said.