Unidentified miscreants smothered to death a Retired Deputy Director of Agriculture Department and took away valuables worth lakhs of rupees from his Nivesh Nagar under Kamla Nagar police station area on Thursday.
According to the police, the victim Rameshchandra Goyal (79) was found dead on Friday morning when his sons came downstairs on Friday morning. The family members have claimed that the victim and his wife went to sleep at around 11 pm and when they tried to enter the ground floor the door was locked from outside after which they went to check. They were surprised to find the clothes and goods of their house were lying on the road. The police were immediately informed about the incident and after receiving the information a police team reached the spot.
The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where the Goyal was declared dead, while his wife sustained injuries and was discharged after primary treatment. Superintendent of Police Bhopal South Anshuman Singh told that the miscreants might have entered the house with the aim of burglary but smothered Goyal to death. Goyal was owner of the house. The police have registered a case against the unidentified killers. The police have questioned his sons and the servants. Police official claimed that the miscreants would be nabbed soon. During the burglary, the victim’s wife was held captive. Her hands were tied and gagged with a piece of cloth, before committing the crime. The miscreants also took away a gold chain and bangles, the woman was wearing. The miscreants also snatched gold chain from the victim before strangulating him. The circumstantial evidences suggest that the accused were acquainted with the victims as there were no signs of forceful entry in the house.