An elderly woman was found strangulated to death at her Jangpura Extension residence in southeast Delhi on Monday morning. The K-7 residence of the woman was found ransacked and robbed, allegedly by a Nepalese domestic
help who is absconding since the incident. The family had not got the police verification of the accused done before hiring him, the police said. The incident came to light at around 11.20 am on Monday when the victim’s neighbour Rita, a south Indian housewife, who stays on the second floor of the three-storied building in Jangpura Extension, made a call to the police control room stating that the deceased, identified as Vimal Saha, 80, was lying unconscious in her residence.
“A team of police officials along with the crime investigating unit (CIU) of southeast district police was immediately dispatched to the spot where they found the victim in an unconscious state. She was rushed to a nearby hospital in a PCR van where doctors declared her brought dead. The house was found ransacked and robbery was probably the motive behind the crime,” additional commissioner (southeast) Ajay Chaudhary said.
Mr Chaudhary said the deceased woman was staying with her son and his wife at the house.
“Her son and his wife had gone to Singapore to meet their son and the victim was alone along with the domestic help at the time. Her son has been informed about the incident. The Nepalese domestic help was hired two months ago and he is absconding since the murder. We have identified him and several police teams are working to nab him. He is believed to have carried out the murder for monetary purposes,” additional CP said.
The family has pipe some fitting business.
“The CIU has collected forensic evidence from the house which has been sent for examination. The body of the deceased has been sent to a mortuary till the post-mortem is conducted. The case will be cracked very soon,” Mr Chaudhary said.