A 60-year-old man was allegedly robbed and killed by his niece and three others inside his house in Delhi’s Rohini area, while one of them kept watch outside on Tuesday evening, police said.
Three of them, including the niece, were arrested, police said.
When she entered her room, she found Khanna lying unconscious on the floor. The deceased, Rakesh Khanna, a cardiac patient who lived with his wife in Rohini sector 3, was alone at his house when his niece and others attacked him and stole ₹ 1.5 lakhs cash and gold jewellery from his house, according to police. Senior police officers said his wife reached home at 8.15pm and found the house ransacked. “The niece, Simran Taneja, 23, was arrested as the main conspirator.
At the time of the incident, his wife was at a local market, police said. Police said they scanned multiple CCTVs and found that a woman was involved, who was later identified as the niece of the deceased. She had roped in others to do recce, rob her uncle and kill him” said an officer.
“On investigation, it was found that the accused persons had conducted a recce prior to the murder. Footage from August 30 confirmed this. 1.5 lakh in cash and certain gold jewellery articles are missing” said the DCP.
The family members said Rs.
Prima facie, investigation showed that at about 7:30pm, three persons entered the house while the fourth associate kept a watch outside,” deputy commissioner of police (Rohini) Shashank Jaiswal said. “The man was rushed to the hospital by his family members where he was declared dead. The scene was inspected by the local police team in association with the FSL and crime team.
