Senior stabbed to death at home

A 70-year-old woman who lived alone was found dead at her residence in a semi-nude state in west Delhi’s Khayala area. The victim was found with multiple stab injuries and her head bludgeoned, on Wednesday evening.

Police sources suspect robbery behind the murder and also said that an initial probe has revealed that a suspiciously dressed woman, carrying a lady’s purse, was captured in a camera installed near the deceased’s house.

Identified as Laxmi Devi, the victim had been living alone in her house since the death of her only son five years ago, after which her daughter-in-law went to stay with her parents. The woman also has five daughters, all of whom are married.

According to the police, the woman had her relatives living in the neighbourhood. It was her nephew Vinod who had visited her on Wednesdayevening and then raised an alarm on finding her dead.

“Vinod had visited his aunt last evening. When the bell went unanswered, he noticed that the main door was locked from outside. As he went inside to check – in one of the rooms on the ground floor of the house – Laxmi Devi was found lying in a pool of blood next to a cot. …read more