The Tribune, April 8, 2000
Widow found murdered
From Our Correspondent
AMBALA, April 7 — An elderly widow was allegedly murdered at her residence in Ambala City last night.
The police has registered a case. The body was sent to Civil Hospital for a post-mortem. The victim Shobha Bajaj (50), was working as a clerk in a government school in Punjab adjoining to Ambala.
According to the police report, Mrs Bajaj was living alone in the house. She had adopted a son of one of her relatives who is studying somewhere outside Ambala. Yesterday, around 2.30 p.m. she came back from school along with a colleague on a two-wheeler. He dropped her and left.
In the evening, when the milk vendor came to deliver milk, he noticed that the door was locked from outside but the lights were on. By that time, some neighbours reached the spot got suspicious. A neighbour entered the house from the rear and found that the body was lying on the bed. One of her earrings and some gold bangles were found missing.
According to police sources, four empty glasses of tea were also found there, which indicates that at least three outsiders had visited her house before the incident. The telephone connection and the other articles of the house were intact.
According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr Sultan Singh, there was no evidence of any scuffle. Apparently, it does not seem to be a case of burglary. The forensic expert team from Madhuban (Karnal) has also reached the site. According to the post-mortem report, a trifling superficial wound was found on one side of her neck It is believed to be the result of strangulation. The doctors have not given their final conclusion.
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