2 elderly women found dead at Delhi home, no injury marks on bodies
Two elderly women were found dead inside their New Rajendra Nagar home after a domestic help alerted neighbours. Police said no injury marks or signs of forced entry were seen, and all angles are being probed.
Two elderly women were found dead inside their home in Delhi's New Rajendra Nagar area on Thursday, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding their deaths, officials said.
The bodies were discovered at a house in R Block after a domestic help arrived at the residence in the morning and sensed a foul smell coming from inside the property. According to police, the maid had not visited the house for the past two days.
After repeated attempts to contact the occupants failed, the gate was broken open, following which the bodies of the two women were found lying in separate parts of the house.
The two women have been identified as Saroj, 78, and Chandrakanta, around 80. Police said the two were related as sister-in-law and sister-in-law's elder relative, and lived alone at the house in the upscale Rajendra Nagar locality.
Officials said Chandrakanta was bedridden and unable to move without assistance, while Saroj also required support to walk and used to take care of her.
Police said no external injury marks were found on either of the bodies during the preliminary examination. There were also no signs of forced entry or evidence suggesting that someone had forcibly entered the house.
A forensic team is currently examining the spot, while the bodies have been sent for postmortem to ascertain the exact cause of death.
Delhi Police said all angles are being probed and further investigation is underway.
Two elderly women were found dead inside their home in Delhi's New Rajendra Nagar area on Thursday, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding their deaths, officials said.
The bodies were discovered at a house in R Block after a domestic help arrived at the residence in the morning and sensed a foul smell coming from inside the property. According to police, the maid had not visited the house for the past two days.
After repeated attempts to contact the occupants failed, the gate was broken open, following which the bodies of the two women were found lying in separate parts of the house.
The two women have been identified as Saroj, 78, and Chandrakanta, around 80. Police said the two were related as sister-in-law and sister-in-law's elder relative, and lived alone at the house in the upscale Rajendra Nagar locality.
Officials said Chandrakanta was bedridden and unable to move without assistance, while Saroj also required support to walk and used to take care of her.
Police said no external injury marks were found on either of the bodies during the preliminary examination. There were also no signs of forced entry or evidence suggesting that someone had forcibly entered the house.
A forensic team is currently examining the spot, while the bodies have been sent for postmortem to ascertain the exact cause of death.
Delhi Police said all angles are being probed and further investigation is underway.
