Woman kills mother for threatening to disown her from property, held

New Delhi: A 24-year-old daughter has been arrested on charges of murdering her 55-year-old mother, said the Delhi Police on Sunday. According to the Delhi Police, the mother allegedly threatened to disown her from the property and refused to help her financially after the daughter left her husband and indulged in an extra-marital affair.

The police have also arrested the accused's friend who is said to be involved in the murder. "Jewellery, cash and the weapon used in the murder have been recovered by Ambedkar Nagar police station", said the Delhi Police. Earlier, Ambedkar Nagar police station on February 19 had received a call asking for help. On reaching the spot, the police found Sudha Rani, wife of Lt Ramji Lal, lying in a pool of blood with her throat slit. Gold Chain and rings were found intact on the deceased, ANI reported.

Initially, the deceased's daughter, Devyani, stated that at about 9:30 pm on Saturday, two persons with face masks and armed with a handgun entered her house and robbed her jewellery and cash. Devyani said when they were robbing her mother, they killed her by slitting her throat. Following this, a case was registered and the police began the investigation, stated the police.

During the investigation, Devyani was interrogated at length. The crime scene was inspected in detail and the police found no sign of struggle in the room. On sustained interrogation and continuous questioning, Devyani broke down and admitted that she, along with Kartik Chauhan (her boyfriend Shibu's friend), killed her mother and tried to give it a colour of robbery. The accused Devyani was married to Chetan from Greater Noida and also has a four-year-old son from

her marriage.