Woman among two arrested for killing 80-year-old in east Delhi

NEW DELHI: A week after an 80-year-old man was found dead at the gate of his residence in Laxmi Nagar, police have arrested two persons, including a woman for his murder. Police said the deceased ran an electronics repair shop and the accused men entered his shop-cum-residence on the pretext of buying a spare part.
The arrested accused are Faizan (19) and his associate’s mother Sharda (49).
“Around Rs 2 lakh and 50 thousand was recovered from Faizan and Rs 12 lakh from Sharda.The accused had also booked a car with the robbed amount,” said Jasmeet Singh, DCP, East.
Sharda is the mother of the prime accused Deepak who is on the run. She had hid the robbed amount and even helped her son flee.
On June 22, Faizan and Deepak knocked on the door of deceased KP Agarwal. On finding him alone, they covered his face with a cloth and forcibly took him to the first floor of his residence where the almirah was located.
“Deepak who was also in the same business was well acquainted with Agarwal. He was aware that Agarwal had kept huge quantities of cash at home. He roped in Faizan who lives a few lanes behind his house. They stole a motorcycle from Shahdara area to reach the victim’s house,” said an officer privy to the investigation.
The accused were traced with the help of the CCTV footage. DCP (east) Jasmeet Singh said that the murder came to fore around 10.30am on June 22 when one of Agarwal’s workers had reached his house. Agarwal was not registered with the senior citizen cell.