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Three Killed With Screwdriver in Dehradun Home Attack
Three people were killed inside a home in Dehradun.
The victims were an elderly couple and their domestic help.
Police said the attack happened at about 3 p.m.
and involved a screwdriver.
A neighbour heard a commotion and said she saw a man attacking the domestic help.
When she called for help, the man tried to run away.
A bystander caught him and handed him to the police.
Police said the suspect had visited the family before.
They are questioning him and investigating what happened.
Police said the case did not initially appear to be a robbery.
An elderly couple and their domestic help were found killed at a home in Vishnu Lok Colony, Dehradun.
Police said all three victims were stabbed with a screwdriver at about 3 p.m.
The victims were identified as K. S. Kapoor, Rajni Kapoor, and Tiliya Devi.
A neighbour said she saw a young man attacking the domestic help; a bystander caught him as he tried to flee.
Police detained a suspect known to the family and said the motive remains under investigation.
- Who
- K. S. Kapoor, his wife Rajni Kapoor, and their domestic help, Tiliya Devi, were killed; police detained a suspect.
- What
- The three victims were stabbed with a screwdriver in a triple murder.
- Where
- House No. 16, Vishnu Lok Colony, in Dehradun's Raipur police station area.
- When
- At about 3 p.m.; the article does not state the date.
- Why
- The motive has not been established; police said the case did not initially appear to involve robbery.
Key facts
- Victims
- K. S. Kapoor, 80; Rajni Kapoor, 76; and Tiliya Devi, 55
- Location
- House No. 16, Vishnu Lok Colony, Dehradun
- Approximate time
- Around 3 p.m.
- Weapon reported
- Screwdriver
- Suspect
- Detained and being questioned; reportedly known to the family
- Investigation
- Police said they are investigating the case from all angles
- Initial police assessment
- The case did not appear, at first glance, to be one of robbery
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