Jammu: A 21-year-old man had allegedly killed his grandparents in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district Saturday. Police said that the accused, identified as Sahil went to the room of his grandparents, Chand Kumar (82) and his wife Sanjogta (75), and allegedly hit them with a blunt object, killing both on the spot.

After committing the crime, the accused fled from the spot but was arrested after a search operation was launched by the police. A case under Section 302 (murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code had been registered against the accused, police said.