Death of AIR employee, daughter: ‘Residents thought stench was due to rats, sewage, called cops after 7 days’
According to police, they had to break the windows of the house as there was a twin-locking system, which can only be accessed by residents, and found the bodies of 64-year-old Rajrani Lal and her daughter Ginni (30).
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The women lived on the first floor of the building For the last seven days, a retired All India Radio employee and her youngest daughter lay dead inside their locked flat in Krishna Nagar. Though their bodies were putrefying, neighbours thought the foul smell was due to a “rat or sewage” problem in the building. It was on Wednesday night that they finally called police and said a stench was emanating from the first floor.
According to police, they had to break the windows of the house as there was a twin-locking system, which can only be accessed by residents, and found the bodies of 64-year-old Rajrani Lal and her daughter Ginni (30). The necks were slit and the bodies were decomposing and maggot-infested, said police.
A senior officer said, “It appears the two were killed on May 25 but a PCR call was made seven days later. Neighbours initially thought there were rats after a foul smell spread across the building, and they called pest control. They got the entire building checked and cleaned and even called plumbers to fix all the pipes and sewers.”
Police had registered a case of murder against unknown persons based on the injuries on the bodies. Police said two workers have been identified, who they suspect killed and robbed the women. In the meantime, they are questioning several people, including Rajrani’s relatives, in connection with the case.
DCP (Shahdara) Rohit Meena said, “We checked CCTVs, the digital locking system and questioned the guard. There were two men who entered on May 25 who might have killed the women around 10 pm. We have identified them, they are known to the family. We are investigating the case from all angles. Nobody could enter their home without being authorised. The building has a voice system outside and a biometric system at the door. The accused knew all this and had a friendly entry.”
A police officer added, “Rajrani owned three properties in Delhi — one in Rohini, two in Shahdara. She was planning to buy a house in South Delhi as well.”
DCP Meena said they are looking into all angles — property disputes, family problems, involvement of part-time workers among other things. “Nothing is concrete at present. We found that a relative visited on May 28, three days after the murder. She rang the bell and when it went unanswered, she left. We are questioning all suspects, including workers who came to the house over the last few months for odd jobs…,” added Meena.
Police also said the women often kept to themselves. Ginni had autism and was undergoing treatment and took speech therapy at home, police added.
Rajrani is survived by her elder daughters. Her husband, who died around a decade ago, worked in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. The family shifted to Krishna Nagar around five-six years ago. Ginni had completed her master’s in fine arts from a private college in Delhi, said police.
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