By IANS,
New Delhi: A father and his daughter were found murdered with multiple stab injuries in their home in northeast Delhi Saturday evening, police said.
“We received a call at around 5:45 p.m. today (Saturday) about two bodies lying in a house in Maujpur area. When we reached the spot, the bodies of Ramchander Sharma, 55, and his daughter Seema, 25, were found lying on the floor,” said a senior police officer.
“The bodies were discovered by the landlady. Ramchander was living on the ground floor with his daughter in a rented accommodation. On initial investigations it was found that Seema got married to Rajkumar, who worked as a driver with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on an ad-hoc basis, five years ago,” the officer added.
“But after Rajkumar lost his job with MCD, he reportedly started harassing his wife and fighting with her. Five months ago Seema returned to her father’s house and started living with him,” the police official said.
“Rajkumar regularly used to come to Ramchander’s house. He had reportedly come Friday night but had returned after a fight. He was seen in the area in the afternoon also,” the police added.
The police suspect his involvement in the murder and is looking for him.
“Since the incident he is absconding, we are looking for him,” the police officer added.
“Ramchander was a carpenter by profession. His wife and sons died years ago. Seema had strangulation marks on her neck. At the time of the incident, Seema’s two-and-half-year-old daughter was with the landlady and four-year-old son was in the house. He is in a state of shock,” the police officer said.