The defendant was arrested Saturday after an encounter, police said.
Agra:
A 38-year-old dentist was killed Friday afternoon at her home in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, by a man who entered the home under the pretext of recharging the set-top box.
In what was a particularly brutal and savage crime, Dr. Nisha Singhal was attacked with a knife and her throat was cut. Dr. Singhal’s children, the oldest eight years old and the youngest four, were in another room in the house when their mother was killed.
The children were also attacked, but have survived. Dr. Singhal’s husband, Ajay Singhal, is a surgeon and was on duty at the hospital at the time of the attack.
Police identified the defendant from CCTV footage and he was arrested this morning.
Police also said the defendant, who broke into Singhal’s residence pretending to be a cable television technician, was seeking to rob the home. According to the police, he remained inside Singhal’s residence for more than an hour after the murder of Dr. Singhal and the attack on her children.
Former UP Senior Minister Akhilesh Yadav expressed outrage at the shocking incident.
“The state is shocked by the incident in Agra, where a woman’s throat was cut at her home in a busy residential area. The BJP government is busy defending corrupt officials and creating false cases against opposition leaders. The state, instead of focusing on advertising on television, should focus on reducing crime in Uttar Pradesh, “the Samajwadi Party chief tweeted.
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