24 April,2017 06:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble and Santosh Wagh
Mumbai Police arrest two thieves for murder of senior citizen in Govandi. The crooks had thought she was a ghost and attacked her with a rod when she suddenly started screaming during the robbery
Parvati Tandel
Cops have cracked the murder of a senior citizen in Govandi village last month. They have arrested two thieves who tried to break into the ailing octogenarian's house, but got scared when she suddenly started screaming.
The accused told the cops that they thought the house was vacant and hence sneaked in. But, while they were checking the cupboards, the woman started screaming. They thoÂuÂght she was a ghost and attacÂked her with a rod before fleÂeing. Both have been sent to police custody.
Parvati Tandel (82 years) was suffering from a mental illness. Her daughter CharusÂhÂeÂela Patil (51) used to visit her every day, bringing food and medicine twice a day. On March 25, around 7 am, CharÂusheela's son Amar went to visit his grandmother to find her lying in a pool of blood and crying out in pain. Amar called his father, Baban, who informed the cops. Parvati was rushed to Shatabdi Hospital in Govandi and then shifted to Sion Hospital for treatment, but she succumbed to her injuries on April 14.
After scanning CCTV footÂage and cops identified and nabbed Arvind Deshmukh (29) and Santosh Chinchole (26). "They said that after they unsuccessfully tried to loot the bar next door, they tried to rob Parvati's house. But when she started screaming, they picked up a rod and hit her on the head and fled," said an officer from Govandi Police station.
