A 55-year-old ration shop owner was strangulated to death and robbed allegedly by her two employees along with their accomplice in northwest Delhi, police said on Monday. Bunty used to work at Kusum Gupta’s ration shop in Model Town area but had quit a month back owing to some allergy and had got his relative Sadik employed at the shop, DCP (northwest) Vijay Singh said, adding that there was no verification done for both of them. Gupta used to live with her son Piyush, who was away for some official work in Chennai when the incident took place, he said. The staff of Gupta’s shop were interrogated and Sadik’s statement were found to be contradictory which gave rise to suspicion regarding his involvement in foul play, the officer said. Later, Bunty and Sunty were arrested in Model Town and stolen cash amounting to Rs 37,000 and jewellery worth Rs five lakh was recovered from their possession.

Source: Indian Express September 12, 2016 16:41 UTC