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Servant slits throats of woman, son in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar; arrested in train at UP station

The deceased woman's husband called the police saying his wife and son were not responding to his calls
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A 42-year-old woman and her 14-year-old son were murdered by slitting their throats on Wednesday night in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar area.

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As per DCP South East, Hemant Tiwari, a PCR call was received at 9:43 pm on July 2 at the police station, when a 44-year-old man reported that his wife and son were not responding to his calls. The door was closed, and there were blood stains at the gate and on the stairs.

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Upon receiving the call, the PCR and investigative officer reached the location where caller Kuldeep informed that there were visible blood stains on the staircase and his wife and son were not answering his calls.

Meanwhile, the SHO also reached the spot, and the gate was forcibly opened. Inside the premises, the bodies of a woman and a child were found.

The victims were identified as 42-year-old Ruchika Sewani, who operated a garment shop along with her husband in the Lajpat Nagar area, and their 14-year-old son Krish, who was a student of Class X.

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The police have apprehended the main accused of the incident, Mukesh, who is a resident of Bihar's Hajipur. He was apprehended from a train by the Uttar Pradesh police at the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay station. He used to work as a driver and helper at the garment shop.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.

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