Dhanbad police arrest 3 for murder of elderly woman

Sindri: Dhanbad police have arrested three people in connection with the murder of Sheela Sinha, a resident of Kusum Vihar colony under Seraidhela police station limit.

Raj Kumar Singh, one of the tenants of the deceased

woman

, his wife Aparna Banerjee and their friend Ravi have been arrested on charges of murder and dacoity under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code.

Dhanbad SSP Aseem Vikarant Minz said the cops found a blood-stained vest of Singh and chunni of Aparna from their washroom. The couple, who were trying to mislead the police by claiming to have seen some bike-borne criminals outside the house in black robes, could not explain the origin of the blood stains on the clothes.

The police have also recovered the ATM card of Sinha from the house of Ravi, a resident of Matkuria in Dhanbad, along with some cash. Ravi have confessed to the crime.

The police were also investigating the role of a fourth person, a friend of Ravi, who allegedly kept a watch at the main gate of the house. The mobile location of Rajkumar and Ravi was traced to Kusum Vihar on the night of the crime. Rajkumar had earlier claimed that he was on night duty in Bankmore.

Police said that the couple had a tiff with Sinha after she banned the entry of outsiders into the house after 9pm.

The SSP said, “The unprofessional manner in which the hand of the elderly woman was tied and the timing of the murder created suspicion in our minds about the couple right from the beginning.”