The deceased Dharma Devi (55) and Surendra Pasi alias Tiddu (22) were residents of Saray Deema village.
SP (trans-Ganga) Dhawal Jaiswal said that two police teams are working on the case and two persons have been detained for interrogation.
Police said that the victims were the only ones inside the house on Saturday night when they were killed. The murders came to light on Sunday morning when a girl arrived the victims’ house to fetch milk and found their bodies.
Police said that Dharma Devi’s elder son used to live in the neighbouring Sikandarpur village, while she lived with with her two other sons Surendra and Mahendra.