Former house help arrested for rape and murder of IIT graduate in South Delhi

A posh South Delhi neighbourhood - Kailash Hills - has hit headlines for the shocking details and chain of events in the alleged rape and murder of a 22-year old woman by a former house help, who allegedly raped another woman hours before the crime in the national capital.

 The victim, an IIT graduate who had been preparing for the civil services examination, was found by her parents when they returned from the gym at around 8 am on Wednesday, News.Az reports, citing Hindustan Times.

Her father is a civil servant; her mother, a dentist. Her brother, 25, lives and works in Maharashtra's Mumbai.

Police arrested a 23-year old former household employee — identified as Rahul Meena — Delhi Police on Wednesday nabbed the accused, who allegedly strangled the victim with a mobile charger cable. The accused allegedly raped another woman in Rajasthan's Alwar just hours before committing the Delhi crime.

Police suspect that the Delhi crime stemmed from the accused's grudge against the family over releasing him from duty two months ago.

Shocking details in the Kailash Hills case

-The Delhi rape and murder: On Wednesday, Meena was seen in the locality at Kailash Hills at around 6.30 am on CCTV footage, an earlier HT report quoted police as saying. He was spotted again in CCTV footage leaving the house around 7.15am, they added. Joint CP Kumar said he changed his pants and shoes before leaving. According to one of the investigators, Meena spent about 40 minutes inside, during which he allegedly raped and strangled the victim to death, and fled with cash and valuables in a black backpack.

Motive behind Delhi crime

During preliminary interrogation, it emerged that the motive behind the rape-murder-robbery may also be "revenge or a grudge he was holding against the family for letting him go, but we will ascertain that after detailed questioning," an officer told HT. According to the officer, the victim's 55-year-old father told them that the suspect was employed by the family for roughly 10 months before being dismissed two months ago over his habit of borrowing small sums from neighbours.

News.Az 

By Leyla Şirinova