In a robbery bid, an elderly woman was allegedly stabbed to death at her home in Dwarka’s Uttam Nagar on Saturday morning, police said. Gidesh Singh, the accused, was arrested and a case registered against him, they said.
According to the police, Santosh Devi (80) resided on the ground floor of a two-storey building in Uttam Nagar. She woke up early and opened the gate of her house.
Gidesh Singh, who was roaming in the area, found Devi’s house door unlocked and entered it in a bid to steal some valuables, they said.
Singh allegedly stabbed the elderly woman on her neck while she was cleaning a room, a senior police officer said.
As Devi fell unconscious, Singh started searching for valuables while her grandson and granddaughter-in-law were sleeping on the first floor of the house, the officer added.
After finding
nothing valuable in Devi’s home, Singh went up to the first floor. He entered one of the rooms and managed to break open an almirah, the officer said.
