Two days after her feet were chopped off by a man in Jaipur to steal her silver anklets, a centenarian woman died of her injuries on Tuesday, the police said. The accused, identified as Prakash Prajapat, 27, was arrested on Tuesday, the police said. According to police, Prajapat stayed as a tenant a few years ago at victim Jamuna Devi Meena's house in Jaipur's Galta Gate area and knew the victim. Police said the stolen anklets have been recovered from the accused. The crime took place early Sunday morning, and Jamuna Devi's granddaughter found her in a bloodied condition near the bathroom, according to the FIR. “The accused entered the elderly woman's house early Sunday morning, when her relatives had gone to the temple,” Additional Commissioner of Police, Jaipur, Ajay Pal Lamba said on Tuesday. “He took the woman to the bathroom outside the house; he cut her feet and took the silver anklets she was wearing.” Lamba said 10-12 tenants stay at the same house. The fact that the crime took place in such a crowded area resulted in fear among local residents, he added. “Several teams worked together constantly to crack the case,” Lamba said. “A suspicious Scooty (a two-wheeler) was spotted in CCTV footage of the area. We learnt that the vehicle belongs to a man who owns a roadside tea stall there. We have arrested the man, Prakash Prajapat. He was a tenant at the woman's house some three or four years ago and was known to the victim.” Police suspect Prajapat attacked Jamuna Devi to take her jewellery in order to repay a large debt he had accumulated over the years. Lamba said Prajapat at present lived a couple of lanes away and had zeroed in on the woman since she was vulnerable and an easy target. “Despite all efforts, the elderly woman could not be saved. She died today,” the Additional CP said. Her family members had earlier said that Jamuna Devi was 108 years old; the FIR states her age at around 100 years. Police had earlier booked Prajapat under attempt to murder, among other charges, which will now be converted to murder.
