Kitty Kumaramangalam, the wife of late former Union minister P Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, was murdered at her residence in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Tuesday night, the police said. One person has been detained and the search is on for two other accused, the police added.
According to the police, it is a case of murder cum robbery. The regular washerman (dhobi) came to Kumaramangalam’s house at around 9 pm on Tuesday. When the maid opened the door, he overpowered her and dragged her to a room to restrain her.
In the meantime, two other men entered, overpowered deceased Kitty Kumaramangalam and smothered her using a pillow, following which they fled, a police official said.
The househelp later managed to untie herself and raise an alarm. A policeman said that they received the call around 11 pm. Team were formed and the ‘dhobi’ was nabbed. An official added that briefcases were seen open at the scene of crime. An hunt is on for the remaining accused.
DCP Singh said they have recovered a bag of stolen clothes from Lakhan. “We are checking what was stolen from the house. The other two men also took two bags with them.”
Kitty Kumaramangalam lived alone on the second floor. Police said they have informed her son in Bengaluru. Her husband PR Kumaramangalam was a minister in the National Democratic Alliance government between 1998 and 2001.
Between January 1 and June 15, 2021, Delhi has reported 196 murders.
