Delhi police have arrested three persons for allegedly killing a 70-year-old woman and robbing valuables from her house in northeast Delhi's Jafrabad area. The accused were identified as Zahid (22), Nazim (23) and Soheb (23).
Accused Zahid, is the nephew of the deceased, police said, adding that he was staying as a tenant at same house and executed the robbery with the help of his associates as he was being pressurised by his aunt to return Rs 10 lakh that he had borrowed from her. On June 8, police were informed about the robbery incident in a house at Ambedkar Basti, Maujpur in Jafrabad area following which a team reached spot and found that Abbas, his wife Shamim and Zahid who had sustained injuries during the robbery were shifted to a hospital by neighbours, according to police. Shamim (70) was declared brought dead by doctors, a senior police officer said.
Meanwhile, the house was found to be ransacked. Crime team and forensic experts inspected scene of crime and collected exhibits, they said. In his complaint, victim Abbas said on afternoon of June 8, when he along with his wife and Zahid were at his house, he noticed four to five persons had broken into his house.