Friday, 24 December 2021 | PNS | Pauri
A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering a 78 year old woman Savitri Devi in Bagar village on Pauri district on Tuesday. Pauri circle officer Premlal Tamta informed on Thursday that accused 24-year old Naveen Rawat of the same village was arrested with jewellery and cash being recovered.
Savitri Devi was alone at home on Wednesday when her son Balbir and other family members were out. Balbir returned home to find his mother’s body, household items scattered and, cash and jewellery missing. Police investigation revealed that the crime had been committed by a person who knew the deceased. The police arrested Naveen Rawat who confessed to the crime.The post mortem report is awaited. It is pertinent to mention here that this is the first case of murder so far in the area.
