Delhi's Lajpat Nagar double murder: Boy walked into scene of mother's murder, tried to hide in bathroom; killer nursed grudge over scolding

NEW DELHI: In a horrific double murder, a 24-year-old worker in a garment shop entered the Lajpat Nagar residence of his employer and slit the throats of his wife and teenage son on Wednesday evening.

The accused, Mukesh Paswan, managed to flee the city after the crime but was arrested from a train in UP.Mukesh, who also ransacked the house, later blamed the crime on a fit of rage triggered by a scolding he got from the woman over a Rs 45,000 advance he had taken from her and his frequent absence from work. However, police said they were yet to ascertain the motive and would interrogate him after he arrived in Delhi late on Thursday.The victims were identified as Ruchika Sewani (42) and her son Krish (14). The family lived in F block, Lajpat Nagar, and ran a garment business from an establishment in the same locality. The murders took place around 7.30pm and were discovered over two hours later.

Thread Of Violence: From Trust To Tragedy The gruesome double murder of a woman and her 14-year-old son in south Delhi Lajpat Nagar on Wednesday evening was discovered after repeated calls by the woman's husband went unanswered, prompting him to send a worker at his garment shop to check on them.

Police received a PCR call at 9.43pm on Wednesday from Kuldeep Sewani (44), saying his wife Ruchika and son Krish were not responding to calls. Arnab (22), a neighbour of the Sewanis, said the worker sent by Kuldeep to the house had called back with grim news. "The worker saw bloodstains at the gate and on the stairs, and informed Kuldeep that the phone was ringing inside the house. Kuldeep rushed home and kept knocking on our door.

We also came out and a call was made to the police," he said.Cops forced open the gate and found Ruchika's body in a room, and her son's in the bathroom. They had been attacked with a sharp object and had deep neck injuries.He added that the incident came to light around 9.30pm. Due to the sound of their air conditioner, no one had heard anything unusual during the assault. Police began reviewing CCTV footage from the area. In one of the cameras, they spotted Mukesh coming out of the building.

This raised suspicion and police sent out an inter-state alert. Soon, Mukesh was apprehended by UP police at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction while attempting to flee on a train.Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Hemant Tiwari said a murder case was registered. According to police sources, the accused claimed he took a Rs 45,000 advance due to financial need. Ruchika gave him the money but he started taking leaves and stopped answering her calls.

Eventually, she managed to contact him through an employee, and he agreed to return the advance and hand back a phone. However, he flew into a rage over a woman having scolded him.

The source said he went to Ruchika's house, which was on the ground floor, and rang the bell. She let him in thinking he had come to talk about why he wasn't coming to the shop. "He gave her no chance and started attacking her with a sharp object," the source added.Hearing his mother's scream, the son, who had returned from cricket coaching session, tried to save her but was also attacked. He tried to hide in the bathroom but Mukesh got to him. The murder weapon is yet to be recovered. The accused entered the house between 7pm and 7.30pm, about 10 minutes after Ruchika arrived home from the shop.Police are probing whether Mukesh had cut the CCTV camera wire before entering. After the murder, he rushed to the railway station.