In a shocking incident reported from Southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony, the decomposed bodies of an elderly couple was found inside their residence at Mount Kailash apartment on Saturday.
According to police, a police control room (PCR) call was received on Saturday at around 10.30 am regarding a senior citizen who had reportedly gone missing.
The complainant told police that their last conversation on phone was on January 16, 2019, following which the senior citizen could not be contacted.
“The caller then approached Amar Colony police station and police rushed to the address of the senior citizen only to find that the flat was locked from the inside.
The phone number was switched off and hence at the insistence of relative and neighbours, the lock of the flat was broken,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal.
The house was searched and police discovered the decomposed bodies of an elderly man and woman lying in the floor of one room.
“The deceased were identified as Virender Kumar Khaneja (77) a retiree from private sector along with his wife Sarla (72). Their son Amit Khaneja lives is USA and does not come here,” said the DCP, adding that beat officials were paying regular visits to the couple. “Their last visit was on January 15, 2019. Beat staffs had fixed their water problem,” he said.
Prima facie police said that there were no signs of forced entry into the residence. “Further investigation is ongoing into the unnatural death of the couple,” the DCP added.