Retired Army Captain’s wife strangled to death by domestic help in Haryana
(Image generated using AI)A search for missing jewellery ended in tragedy in Haryana’s Panchkula when a retired Army Captain’s wife was found dead on the rooftop of a house in Sector 21 on Monday evening, allegedly murdered by her domestic help. According to the police, 70-year-old Neera Mehta, the wife of Chandramohan, a retired Indian Army Captain, went to her domestic help’s house on Monday to question her about some missing jewellery. During the conversation, an argument allegedly broke out between the two, leading to Mehta being strangled to death. After the murder, the domestic help and her son allegedly carried Mehta’s body to the rooftop of a neighbouring house and hid it behind roof tiles.A murder case has been lodged against the domestic help and her son at the Sector 21 police station. Both have been arrested and are being questioned, the police said. According to the police, Mehta and Chandramohan stayed at House No 366 in Sector 21. Their two sons live in the United States. “The woman had been working as their domestic help for nearly 10 years, and they trusted her completely. She lived in the same sector. The owner of that house had employed her family as caretakers,” one of the investigating police officers said.
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