A day after the murder of a 63-year-old woman in lajpat Nagar, police have identified the person involved in the crime.
According to a senior police official, the main accused behind the murder of Vimla Ahuja, who owned a shop in lajpat Nagar Central Market, at her house has been identified but his name cannot be disclosed for investigation purpose.
“We have identified the man behind the murder of the old lady. He is 25-year-old and was working at Ahuja’s shop. He was missing a day before the murder and has not come to work since then. He belongs from Uttar Pradesh. We have formed two teams, one which is searching for him in Delhi and another which has been sent to Barapan district in Uttar Pradesh to nab him,” said the police official.
Meanwhile, police are also not ruling out the involvement of the deceased’s family members and said that they are investigating the murder from all angles.
The woman who was alone at her residence in lajpat Nagar was murdered on Sunday. This is the third instance of a senior citizen being targeted in similar circumstances this month. Police suspect robbery as the motive for the murder, as the victim’s family claimed cash and jewellery worth nearly Rs 10 lakh was missing from the house.
The crime came to light around 3 pm when Ajay found his mother Vimla Ahuja lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen of her first floor flat at lajpat Nagar-I. She lived with her husband, Ashok Ahuja, who was away at their handbags shop in Central Market, said police.
“The entry could be friendly but the role of an outsider cannot be ruled out at this stage. A case of murder has been registered at lajpat Nagar police station,” said DCP Mandeep Singh Randhawa. He added that the police had leads and the accused would be arrested soon.