Last Update: January 30, 2023, 3:46 PM IST
Delhi Police suspects that the woman was strangled to death. (Representational Image/ News18)
A neighbor of the woman, identified as Shanti Devi, found the door of the house open. A senior officer said that when Shanti Devi did not respond, the police were informed around 9 pm on Sunday.
An 88-year-old woman, who lived alone in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar area, was allegedly murdered at her home, police said on Monday.
The lock of the main door of the house was found broken and the house ransacked, he said.
A neighbor of the woman, identified as Shanti Devi, found the door of the house open. A senior officer said that when Shanti Devi did not respond, the police were informed around 9 pm on Sunday.
When the police reached the spot, they found Shanti Devi dead on her bed. However, there were no injury marks on his body.
Police suspect that the woman has been strangled to death. However, the exact cause can be known only after the post-mortem, the official said.
Police said crime and forensic teams examined the spot and the body was taken to GTB Hospital, where the post-mortem would be conducted on Monday.
The victim’s three sons live in Delhi, he said.
Police said that a case has been registered under sections 392 (dacoity) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and the matter is being investigated.
Police is scanning the CCTV footage and several teams have been formed to nab the accused.
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