Delhi woman beaten to death: For brother who got her the house, all that remains is regret

Manju was saving money to send her daughter to college, said the family. “She was planning to send her to an engineering college in Delhi next year. She sent most of what she earned to Rewari to support her family and would save the rest. We were shocked when the landlord accused her of theft,” said Mahesh.

Kishore Lal (50), Naveen’s uncle, said, “We received a call around 10 pm about the incident. Her children had spoken to their mother just hours ago. Manju told us she would visit in October during Dussehra.”

Prince, Mahesh’s son, said the accused landlord was known to them. “Pahwa is a vegetable wholesale trader and his shop is near our office. He had a vacant room on the third floor of his house and agreed to take Manju as a tenant.”

The accused told police they had left the keys with Manju as they were going out, and allegedly caught her stealing when they returned. Prince, however, claimed: “They told us she stole Rs 2 lakh but we found only Rs 4,000 in her bag, which was given to her by my father.”