The crime branch sleuths with arrest of a person on Thursday, claimed of solving the murder mystery of a woman whose body was found in her home at Deendayalpuram under the limits of Khursipar police station on January 28.
“The accused held on Thursday had committed the crime with intention of loot,’’ said Anand Chhabra, Superintendent of Police, Durg, adding, “one more accused who had been wanted in the case, was on the run and would be soon tracked down’’. According to police the victim Saroj Pandey wife of Gulab Pandey was stabbed to death by some unidentified persons in her house. The children of the ill-fated women after returning from school had found their mother lying in pool of blood on January 28. The house was also thoroughly searched and prima facie it looked like case of loot.
During the course of investigation, crime branch sleuths said, it was known that two persons Durgesh Mishra and Dinesh Mishra who are the sons of two friends of Gulab Pandey were spotted around the house and since the date of crime the duo disappeared. Cops then started a man hunt for the duo and arrested Dinesh Mishra from his house in Kumhari.
Dinesh was subjected to interrogation wherein he told cops that he along with Durgesh had committed the crime. Dinesh informed that he was in debt and was under impression that Gulab Pandey would have stored cash and ornaments in his house. The accused were aware about the routine of deceased and on January 28 had reached home of Saroj Pandey. Since Saroj Pandey had acquaintance with them she offered some snacks after which the accused duo killed her, police said.
After committing the crime they searched the house but could not find valuables and in hurry to flee from the spot Dinesh Mishra forgot the bag in the spot. later on Dinesh revisited the house with face covered but was seen by victim’s son, police informed. Durgesh Mishra is on the run police said.