In a gruesome incident, a couple and their minor daughter were allegedly killed with sharp weapons at a village in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra early on Saturday, police said. The couple's six-year-old son was injured in the attack, they said.

Police are trying to expose whether the crime was committed by an individual or a group of persons. The incident took place in Old Kawsan village, located around four-kilo meter from Paithan city, between 1 am and 4 am, a senior official said.

"Four members of the family were attacked with sharp weapons. Raju Niware (35), his wife Ashwini Niware (30) and their daughter Sayali (10) died following the attack, the couple's son Soham suffered injuries in the attack and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Aurangabad,"  the official from Paithan police station said.

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