2 held for blind couple murder
The two tenants, who had allegedly killed their blind landlords late on Monday night at Vivek Vihar in east Delhi, have been arrested by the east Delhi police. The police said the accused were miffed because the landlord objected to them bringing girls in their accommodation.
According to the police, one of the accused, Ashwani, a resident of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, had been arrested on Tuesday, while the other accused, Gaurav, also a Baghpat resident, was arrested at Dilshad Garden Metro station this afternoon when he was trying to escape.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to having killed Rajender Verma (55) and Shobha (32) late on Tuesday night. The police said Ashwani and Gaurav consumed alcohol till late and then went into the room where the couple was sleeping. The accused strangulated them to death and then escaped. They also ransacked the house and escaped with some articles to make it look like a case of robbery.
The police said that Ashwani, along with Gaurav, had shifted from Naraina to Vivek Vihar on July 25.
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Woman helps catch criminals
AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Aug. 11: Displaying courage, a 38-year-old woman helped catch two criminals at Farsh Bazar in east Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. The Delhi police commissioner has announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for the woman.
According to the police, Meenakshi Garg, wife of Kailash Garg, a resident of Farsh Bazar, was alone in her house on Tuesday when two persons, later identified as Rinku and Lokesh, came to her and asked for some work. Meenakshi answered the door and told the two that she did not have any work for them. However, the two overpowered her at gun-point and gagged her mouth. As they tried to force her into parting with cash and jewellery, Rinku’s country-made revolver fell down. Without caring for her life, Meenakshi pushed the two away and raised an alarm. The commotion alerted the neighbours who rushed to her help and overpowered the two accused.
Meanwhile, a case has been registered at Farsh Bazar police station.
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