Old Rajinder nagar triple murder: Cops scan calls, probe teams in UP, Haryana

As many as 25 police teams have been put on the case, DCP (Central) Paramaditya said Monday.

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The house was ransacked but police suspect it was done to mislead investigators. (Express Photo)

Real estate businessman Sanjay who was found murdered with his wife and their son in their Old Rajinder Nagar home Sunday recently received a call from a number used in a phone that a person lost a few weeks ago, according to sources.

Investigations have also thrown up two “suspicious” phone numbers which were active in Old Rajinder Nagar area at the time Saturday night when the family is suspected to have been killed, said the sources. Both phones have been switched off since, the sources added.

“The last location of one of these two phones was in Uttar Pradesh,” said a source close to the investigation. After scanning Sanjay’s call detail records, police questioned four persons before letting them go, added the source.

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As many as 25 police teams have been put on the case, DCP (Central) Paramaditya said Monday. “We have sent one team to Uttar Pradesh and another to Haryana. The initial post-mortem report suggests all three victims were strangled,” he added.

The bodies of Sanjay (52), his wife Jyoti (48) and their son Pawan (21), an engineering student, were found inside their third floor apartment Sunday morning. The initial post-mortem report suggests the time of death to be close to midnight Saturday, which is about three hours after Sanjay was last seen getting food from a nearby eatery, said a source.

“We are suspecting at least one of the assailants joined the family for dinner, as four plates with leftover food were found. Later, two to three others joined him before the attack,” added the source.

Sanjay was an accused in as many as 10 cases related to property disputes.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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