When Jyoti Devi arrived home at 5 pm, there was nothing unusual. She would always arrive home around that time in the evening. May 6, a Wednesday, was a routine work day. Last year, she was given a job by the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government on compassionate grounds after her husband’s death in harness. Ever since, she has spent her days travelling 3 km to her office, where she works as a class IV employee in the Irrigation Department. But once she stepped inside, a prickle of unease hit her — the main door to the house was ajar. And when Jyoti entered the house, she saw her two sons, Nakul, 18 and Nikhil, 16, lying unconscious. The living room was stained with blood and bore signs of struggle. “When I entered the room, I saw them lying in the pool of blood… my sons were lying there… blood was everywhere,’’ she recalled. “I started screaming”. Her neighbours rushed to her aid; one of them called the Kathua police station. Jyoti was inconsolable.…