Unidentified miscreants strangled a woman and looted jewellery and cash from her house in Shamshabad police station area of Agra on Friday night. Mithilesh (50) of Harshsarah Khidki area was all alone at her home when the miscreants entered the house and attacked her. They then looted the jewellery and cash from the house and fled the scene. The incident came to light when her neighbours visited her house on Saturday morning and found her lying dead.
Police said the miscreants strangled her with a rope which was found tied around her neck. The jewellery box and garments were found strewn across the floor when the police team visited the crime scene. The police has detained some persons on suspicion and they were being grilled. The victim’s son Sanjeev Sharma, who reached the house on being informed of the murder, lodged a case against unidentified miscreants.