New Delhi: Police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering an elderly couple in North East Delhi's Gokalpuri area from Ghaziabad. The arrested accused is the boyfriend of the 30-year-old woman, who was earlier arrested in this case. The arrested accused, identified as Ashish Bhargava allegedly murdered the elderly couple with the help of his associate, at the behest of the accused woman. Police said search is on for Ashish's associate.
On Monday morning, the bodies an elderly man Radhe Shyam Verma (72) and his wife Veena (68) were recovered from their house under Gokalpuri police station area. It was found that Rs 4.5 lakh and some jewellery were missing from the almirah but the key was left on the almirah's door. Neighbours told police that there were frequent quarrels in the house. The deceased couple's daughter-in-law lived with her husband and son on the upper floor of the house. During investigation, police scrutinised all the call records of the family members. It was found that the accused daughter-in-law always got calls from a particular number. After questioning her husband, police came to know about Ashish.
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It was also found that the accused woman had another number which was not known to anyone else. After scrutinising the call details of that number, police found that the accused woman had spoken to Ashish many times before and after the incident. During interrogation, the accused daughter-in-law broke down and confessed that she hatched the murder plan with Ashish. She said she met Ashish through Facebook and soon they became close friends. She told police that her family opposed to her relationship due to which she wanted to remove them from her path. Meanwhile, her in-laws wanted to sell their existing house and buy a house in Rohini. For which, they got Rs five lakh from a buyer.
Ashish and his friend reached the accused woman's house on Sunday evening and hid on the terrace. After murdering the couple they left with a cash of Rs 4.50 lakh and jewellery that was kept in the almirah. On the other hand, the accused scattered things inside the room so as to portray of a theft. Police are now, in search of Ashish's friend.
