On May 10, Friday a 60-year-old trusted house help woman murdered a Kind-hearted Dr. Yogesh Chander Paul and robbed his home along with her gang. Delhi police also claimed that the trusted house help Basanti of Dr. Paul's family was the main conspirator and facilitator of this harshed crime.
Basanti had been working in Dr. Paul's home for at least 24 year
Basanti is originally from Nepal and has been working in Paul's home since the early 2000s. She had also been working in Paul's neighbor's home, who lived on the second floor of the same building since 2008. They had never verified Basanti's background since she had been working, as this mistake led to Dr. Paul's life's end.
The house help who has worked with the family for 24 years is at the center of this conspiracy. The burglary was her idea; she planned and facilitated it.
DCP (Southeast) Rajesh Deo
Basanti has claimed that her husband an alcoholic, and he fought with her for money many times, she has one son and two daughters who live in a small rented home near Jangpura Extension. Dr. Paul and his neighbor never felt her shortage of money, as they always helped her. But still, Basanti cheated, broke their trust, and ended her work with a most tragic crime.
During interrogation, Basanti said she had lived a life of misery and wanted to spend her old days lavishly.
Basanti and her gang planned the whole incident and executed
Over the past months, Basanti had been planning to rob Dr.Paul's home and she was aware that they had gold and cash inside a cupboard. She needed people to execute the plan, so she connected with more people and made a best friend Varsha in the area this year, according to police. Varsha's husband got in touch with other accused and through this accused they met brothers Himanshu and Akash Joshi, said Deo. Probably 7-8 people were involved in this crime.
When Basanti came to Dr. Paul's home for work, at the same time she made a video call to Varsha and showed her the structure of the house so that they could execute their plan successfully. She and her gang studied the doctor's routine and noted what work Dr. Paul does at what time in his routine.
On May 5, Himanshu, Aakash, and another man arrived in Delhi to analyze the locality and Dr. Paul's home before moving back to Haridwar. After two days, on May 7, the three of them, accompanied by two others, reached Delhi and stayed at a hotel in Sarai Kale Khan, till Friday, May 10.
Police said while explaining the incident that the accused brutally beat up Dr. Paul, gagged him, and tied him to a chair. They dragged the chair with Paul tied to it to the kitchen where they hit him on the head with a blunt object and Strangulated him with a dog leash. They had locked Dr. Paul's pet dog in the bathroom then they looted the home and escaped with 4-5 lakh cash and about 15 tola gold.
The case was investigated and solved within 24 hours
Over the 100 cameras footage analysis and technical surveillance helped to crack this case successfully. The Senior officer stated, "Our teams were able to gather crucial leads within 12 hours of the crime and cracked the case within 24 hours."
CCTV footage of Friday, showed the suspects arriving at Dr. Paul's residence in a vehicle where they parked nearby.
Basanti was not present when the incident happened so no one could suspect her.
When Dr. Paul's wife Dr. Neena arrived home she discovered Dr. Paul's body in the worst condition, she immediately called the local police station and police arrived on the spot. During the investigation on Saturday "When she was informed about the incident, she acted as shocked and broke down." However, her misguiding answers to some questions, along with CCTV footage proof, made her lead suspect. After further investigation, her lie was exposed and she was convicted and through her, the rest of the culprits were traced and arrested.
In conclusion of this incident, the police requested to verify their helper and staffer and said, "It doesn't matter how long they have been serving for... The verification not only helps in tracing the suspects in case of a mishappening but also acts as a deterrent. It may ward off criminal ideas from a person's mind given the police's scrutiny on them."
(Input from various sources)
(Rehash/Tabsum Amjad Baig/MSM)
