An elderly couple was found dead in an apartment in Maharashtra's Thane city. A murder case has been registered by the police and a probe is underway, the police said on Friday, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, the bodies of Samsher Bahadur Singh (68) and his wife Meena (65) were found in their flat in the Chitalsar locality by their son, who reached the premises after his phone calls went unanswered on Thursday morning, an official said.