A 73-year- old woman was killed by unidentified person on Saturday evening.
The assailant allegedly slit the throat of the elderly woman with knife in her house at Sarita Vihar in Delhi.
According to a Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), south east district, they had received a Police Control Room (PCR) call around 6:35 PM on Saturday evening regarding the incident.
"A team rushed to the spot where the elderly woman was lying in pool of blood. She was rushed to nearby hospital where doctors declared her brought dead" said the DCP.
"There was no ransacking in house. During our initial investigation we came to know that the woman was housewife and was alone at home.
She used to live with her husband. Her husband had returned home around 6:30 pm on Saturday when he found her lying in pool of blood on sofa in house following which he informed police," said the DCP.
"We have registered a case. Entry to house seems friendly. We are scaning for CCTV footage in the area to identify the accused. Further investigation is going on," the DCP added.