The Crime branch of Bhopal police has claimed to have cracked a murder case by arresting three miscreants in which a 58-year-old woman was brutally murdered and raped at Mangalwara in 2008.
The three accused have been identified as Nasir Khan (29), Shakeel Khan (28) and Raja Khan (28). Nasir and Raja work as carpenters while Shakeel Khan is a fruit seller.
While speaking to the media persons Additional Superintendent of Police (crime) Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that the victim identified as Mehmooda Begum alias Buta Bee was found murdered at her residence and gold ornaments which she was wearing and other valuables were found missing on January 5, 2008.
The officer further informed that the main accused was detained earlier and during interrogation he had reportedly accepted of committing the heinous crime along with his two accomplices.
The officer said they were aware that the victim used to live alone and conspired to take her valuables after killing her. They went to the victim’s house on January 5, 2008, and threatened the victim to submit her valuables which she had resisted.After that the accused tied her and smothered her to death. Confirming her death they took all valuables and escaped the spot.
Since then they have shifted to different parts of the city and were living with different names. But the usurping of gold ornaments worth `60,000 by one accused, Raja created led to a fight between the three and were arrested later.During investigation Shakeel confirmed that he has sexually assaulted the victim.