Hyderabad murder case: Accused who repeatedly struck Renuka Agarwal with pressure cooker arrested in Ranchi

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police have arrested the accused in the brutal killing of 50-year-old Renuka Agarwal from Ranchi on Saturday.The accused identified as Harsh and Roushan, will be produced in a local court in Ranchi before being brought to Hyderabad.Police said the attackers fled the scene after the crime, abandoning their vehicle nearly eight kilometres away at Hafeezpet railway station.

According to investigators, the duo repeatedly struck Agarwal on the head with a pressure cooker, stabbed her with a knife and scissors, and tied her limbs. Police said the attack appeared aimed at forcing her to reveal access to valuables in her Swan Lake Apartments flat in Kukatpally.

When she could not provide the information, the attackers allegedly tortured her to death. After killing Agarwal, the men reportedly stole gold and cash from the flat, stripped her of ornaments, bathed, changed clothes, and fled on a scooter, leaving behind blood-stained garments. CCTV footage helped trace their movements through Moosapet, IDL Lake Road, and Kaithlapur. Five special police teams were deployed to track the suspects, one of which traced them to Ranchi, their hometown.

Authorities also contacted a Kolkata-based manpower agent who had sent the accused to work in Hyderabad households. Agarwal’s husband and son discovered her body after failing to reach her by phone. The postmortem was completed, and the body was handed over to the family.40 injures: Cuts, lacerations and blunt force traumaThe post-mortem of Renu Agarwal, who was brutally murdered by her house help and his associate in Kukatpally on September 10, revealed that she sustained over 40 injuries, including cuts, lacerations, and blunt force trauma.

The autopsy was conducted at Gandhi Hospital on Thursday. The 50-year-old victim had been tied up, beaten with a pressure cooker, and repeatedly stabbed with a knife by Harsh, her domestic help, and his friend Roushan, who also worked as a domestic worker in another flat of the same Swan Lake apartment complex. Police had deployed five special teams to track the duo, who had come to Hyderabad from Ranchi for work, but the manhunt had not yet yielded results. According to police and forensic experts, Renu suffered the most severe injuries to her forehead, hands, stomach, and neck. “The accused attacked her on the head with a pressure cooker, slit her throat, and inflicted multiple stab and cut wounds on her hands and stomach,” said a forensic medicine expert.