West Bengal: 70 year old woman beaten to death by maid for 'disturbing sleep'

The woman lived alone in a flat in Kolkata's Baguihati. A maid who was engaged to take care of the woman at night, brutally beat her up for disturbing her sleep. The maid has been arrested.

Bidhannagar:A 70-year-old woman was allegedly beaten up to death by her domestic help who was engaged to look after her in Baguihati in Kolkata, police said on Saturday. The accused has been arrested.

The matter was revealed when family members examined the CCTV footage of the house eight days after the woman's death. The murder took place on September 11, Bidhannagar police said. The accused, identified as Sophia, allegedly beat up the old woman for repeatedly disturbing her while she was sleeping at night.

DC Aishwarya Sagar of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate said the elderly woman, a resident of Anupama Awasan in Baguiati, died on the morning of September 11. Her relatives rushed to the house after hearing the news of her death and her last rites were performed accordingly. Nobody had an iota of doubt that the woman had not passed away under normal circumstances, Sagar said.

On September 19, the family members were going through the CCTV footage of the house when it was revealed that the woman was beaten to death by Sophia After seeing this, the shocked family members filed a complaint against Sophia at Baguihati police station.

According to the police, two maids from a centre in Narayanpur were hired to look after the old lady. One used to be on duty during the day while the other at night. Sophia was engaged at night. The old lady lived alone in the flat and her relatives did not know anything about the assault. Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate DC Aishwarya Sagar has advised residents to be alert if there are senior citizens in the area.