Accused confesses to raping, murdering 81-year-old woman
11 July 2014 3:58 AM IST
A 21-year-old domestic help, accused of murdering an 81-year-old woman at her residence in Greater Kailash area in New Delhi on Wednesday told a local court that he had raped the victim before setting her on fire which led to her death.
The accused said this before the court when he was produced before it by Delhi Police following his arrest on Tuesday. He also narrated the entire sequence of events to the judge saying he first raped the woman and later set her ablaze in order to destroy the evidence. The accused, who was working as a domestic help at victim’s house, also told the court that he had taken away the valuables from her house after murdering the woman.
During the hearing, police sought custodial interrogation of the accused, a resident of Madhubani in Bihar, saying they have to recover the articles which were missing from the house of the victim and has to quiz the accused about the same. Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Anu Aggarwal allowed the contentions of the investigators and remanded the accused to four-day police custody. The victim was residing on the ground floor of her house in Greater Kailash-II in south Delhi.
The victim’s husband was editor in a news agency and died in 2005. According to the police, in order to paint the incident as death due to fire, the accused told one of the neighbours that the victim had gone out to park for a walk but had not returned. Police said she was rushed to AIIMS where she was declared brought dead. They further said the accused was present in the house and pretended to be calm initially. However, he broke down when he was questioned.
The accused said this before the court when he was produced before it by Delhi Police following his arrest on Tuesday. He also narrated the entire sequence of events to the judge saying he first raped the woman and later set her ablaze in order to destroy the evidence. The accused, who was working as a domestic help at victim’s house, also told the court that he had taken away the valuables from her house after murdering the woman.
During the hearing, police sought custodial interrogation of the accused, a resident of Madhubani in Bihar, saying they have to recover the articles which were missing from the house of the victim and has to quiz the accused about the same. Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Anu Aggarwal allowed the contentions of the investigators and remanded the accused to four-day police custody. The victim was residing on the ground floor of her house in Greater Kailash-II in south Delhi.
The victim’s husband was editor in a news agency and died in 2005. According to the police, in order to paint the incident as death due to fire, the accused told one of the neighbours that the victim had gone out to park for a walk but had not returned. Police said she was rushed to AIIMS where she was declared brought dead. They further said the accused was present in the house and pretended to be calm initially. However, he broke down when he was questioned.
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