With the arrest of a 34 year-old woman, the Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have solved five cases of poisoning and house theft of elderly persons residing alone in Delhi’s West district.
The woman used to work as maid for 2-3 days in households of senior citizens residing alone and then she would poison them and decamp with valuables in house.
The woman has been identified as Reena a resident of District Begusarai in Bihar. The police has also recovered stolen jewellery worth Rs 5 lakhs and cash amounting to Rs.17,000 from her possession.
According to Monika Bhardawaj, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, a Police Control Room (PCR) call was received on December 11, 2018 regarding poisoning of an elderly couple at C-5 Janak Puri at Police Station Janak Puri following which police immediately reached at the spot and with the help of PCR, shifted the unconscious couple to DDU hospital.
“During initial investigation it was found that the couple has been given some unidentified substance by their recently hired maid and she had ransacked the house and decamped with jewellery and cash. With similar modus operandi four more cases of poisoning and house theft of elderly were also found registered in West district,” said the DCP.
“The accused was identified through CCTV camera installed in nearby area and pamphlets regarding the suspected accused were distributed in public when a member of eye and ears scheme of Delhi Police identified the suspected and informed us following which the accused was nabbed,” said the DCP.
“During interrogation she confessed the accused confessed about her involvement in the present case and other four cases of similar modus-operandi registered in West district,” said the DCP.