A 52-year-old wife of a former Indian Air Force (IAF) wing commander was found dead at her house in Dwarka on Friday. Police suspect robbery behind the murder of the woman as a mobile phone, some cash and jewellery were found missing from the house.
The deceased has been identified as Meenu Jain who used to live in Indian Navy-Air Force society at Delhi’s Dwarka Sector-7. According to a senior police official, the incident was reported to police at around 9 am on Friday following which a team rushed to the spot.
“Meenu Jain was already rushed to hospital by her relatives where she was declared brought dead by the doctors,” said the senior police official.
“During investigation it was revealed that the father of the deceased had called her on Thursday night and asked about her health as she was not well. He wanted to visit her but she refused,” said the senior police official.
“On Friday morning, he again called her but she did not pick up the phone. Thereafter, her father and brother came to see her but noticed that the gate of the house was locked from outside. They entered the house from her neighbour’s side and saw Jain lying on floor unconscious,” said the senior police official.
“There were no injuries mark found on the body of Meenu while there were blood stains on the bed sheet and pillow in her bedroom. The cause of the death is yet to be ascertained. Initial probe suggest that she had resisted the robbery following which the unidentified robbers killed her,” said the senior police official.
“A mobile phone, some cash and jewellery was found missing from the house, following which a case under sections 302 (murder) and 392 (robbery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered and investigation has been initiated. Police teams are also scanning CCTV camera in the area to know the crime sequence and to identify the accused,” the senior police official added.
Neenu’s husband, Vinod Jain is a retired IAF wing commander and currently working as a commercial pilot with IndiGo. The couple has a son and a daughter. While the son, who works in a Multi-National Company (MNC) in Noida, visits his parents on weekends, while their daughter who is married lives in Goa.