This story is from June 27, 2019

Friend’s daughter and her partner killed Vasant Vihar couple

The brutal triple murder at a Vasant Vihar apartment in south Delhi was committed by the daughter of an old friend of the murdered couple, along with her boyfriend, police said on Wednesday while claiming to have dramatically cracked the case.
Friend’s daughter and her partner killed Vasant Vihar couple
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NEW DELHI: The brutal triple murder at a Vasant Vihar apartment in south Delhi was committed by the daughter of an old friend of the murdered couple, along with her boyfriend, police said on Wednesday while claiming to have dramatically cracked the case.
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The elderly couple, Shashi and Vishnu Swarup Mathur, and their attendant, Khushbu, 20, were found stabbed to death on Sunday morning.
Cops initially suspected the role of Khushbu’s friend. But in a major twist, the crime branch said Preeti Sehrawat alias Mona, daughter of Shashi’s childhood friend, committed the crime along with her boyfriend Manoj Bhatt, a murder accused out on bail.
TRIPLE MURDER
Vasant Vihar killers stayed a night at couple’s house to conduct recce
Suspect’s Conversation With Daughter Of Deceased Gave Their Game Away
Police said the accused couple has been arrested from a hotel in Gurgaon. They said Preeti was in a financial crisis and hatched a plan to kill and rob the Mathurs.
She and her boyfriend, Manoj Bhatt, who was undergoing trial for his wife’s murder in 2010, first visited the elderly couple’s house on June 17 and stayed the whole night for a recce.

On the night of June 22, the duo reached the house again around 11.30pm, chatted for a while and then stabbed all three persons in the house, one by one. While Khushbu was stabbed 16 times with a knife, the couple’s throats were slit.
Police have cited CCTV footage and technical evidence, including mobile locations, as evidence against the duo. According to special commissioner (crime & EOW), Satish Golcha, police have recovered a black Pulsar bike used in the crime and a black sling bag, visible in the footage. The loot, which included a diamond ring, a gold chain, an artificial gold bangle and Rs 86,000 cash, has also been recovered.
The police brass had formed a special team led by DCP (crime) Rajesh Deo which comprised ACP Jasbir Singh, inspectors Neeraj Chowdhary and Vijay Samaria and 13 other policemen.
The team got a breakthrough during a conversation with the deceased couple’s daughter, who said that a woman named Preeti had visited her parents out of the blue on June 17 and stayed for the night.“The daughter also told us that she had spoken to Preeti that night. However, this did not figure in Preeti’s call records. It transpired that Preeti had spoken to Mrs Mathur’s daughter using Khushbu’s (the nurse) phone. This, coupled by her sudden
visit, brought the needle of suspicion on Preeti,” DCP (crime) Rajesh Deo said.
An analysis of Preeti’s mobile number revealed that she had moved from her Gurgaon home and checked into a hotel in sector 31 on June 23. The CDR analysis further revealed that she had checked into a second hotel on June 25. This was corroborated by the hotel staff. Both times, her boyfriend’s number was showing in the vicinity, a source said.
The second clue came when cops found that one of the missing mobile phones belonging to the Mathurs was switched on for 10 seconds near the same location.
The crime branch then conducted a discreet local enquiry which revealed that the two were in financial crisis and both had unstable marriages. Manoj was also out on bail after being in jail as an undertrial for five years. Finally, the cops detained the duo and found them wearing a gold chain with a locket and a diamond gold ring. Both were interrogated, during which they broke down and confessed to the crime.
Preeti told cops that she had called up Shashi Mathur and re-connected with her on June 15. She then visited her house two days later. She found Khushbu there and befriended her as well. Before leaving, Preeti also scanned the locality for CCTV cameras and planned her entry and exit routes accordingly.
Preeti returned with Manoj on June 24 at 11.30pm and asked Khushbu for entry into the apartment. After sometime, she requested Khushbu to open the door for Manoj and asked her to prepare tea for her while Manoj had soft-drinks laced with liquor and some tablets. After chatting for a few minutes, Manoj switched on the television and increased the volume. He then pounced on Khushbu and stabbed her until she died. They then walked to the room where elderly couple was sleeping and stabbed them as well.
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