An elderly couple was allegedly attacked by unidentified persons with knives in a posh locality in Outer Delhi’s Prashant Vihar on Sunday night. While the woman succumbed to her injuries, her husband is in a critical condition, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Kanchan Bhutani (56) and her husband Kulbhushan Bhutani (60), is a cable businessman in Prahladpur. The couple lived in laxmi Kunj Apartments in Prashant Vihar with their son.
According to police, Kulbhushan and Kanchan had gone to a park near their house around 9 pm for a stroll after having their dinner. “They were sitting on a bench when they were attacked by unidentified persons with knives from behind. The assailants also slit Kanchan’s throat before fleeing the spot,” said a senior officer.
Hearing their calls for help, some residents rushed to their rescue and found the couple lying in a pool of blood. However, the assailants had already fled the spot.
“Soon after we got a call from the residents, we immediately rushed a team to the spot who took the couple to the nearby Bhagwati Hospital for treatment,” said the officer.
Doctors declared Kanchan brought dead while the husband was taken to the ICU immediately.
“Kulbhushan had stab injuries on his stomach and his throat was slightly slit. We have sent the wife’s body for post-mortem and registered a case against unknown persons under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and started investigating the matter,” said the official.
“We are yet to ascertain the reason behind the murder. They were not robbed as their belongings were not missing. Further investigations into the matter are on,” said the official.
This is the sixth case of attack on an elderly couple in the national Capital in the last one month. In four cases, the role of domestic helps was found.