NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday apprehended a child in conflict with law (CCL) for his involvement in a murder case of a 79-year-old woman in central Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar on Saturday.
According to police, the 17-year-old accused was nabbed from northwest Delhi on Sunday. “He is a vegetable vendor and the woman knew him. Robbery was the motive behind the crime,” an officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Shweta Chauhan said they have recovered the robbed jewellery and Rs 2,000 from his possession. The deceased, Kusum Singhal, used to live alone at her residence in Old Rajender Nagar. “Her husband expired a few years ago,” the officer said.
On Saturday afternoon when her daughter was not able to reach her over phone, she called a neighbour to check on her. “When the neighbour reached the residence of the woman around 2pm, he found Singhal lying on the floor,” the officer added. During probe, police found that a vegetable vendor used to come to the deceased’s house.
