UP Shocker: Female dentist murdered by robber impersonating as cable operator

Published On 2020-11-21 08:15 GMT   |   Update On 2020-11-21 08:15 GMT

Agra: In a horrifying incident, an Agra-based female dentist was murdered by a robber, who gained access to the house impersonating a TV cable technician and killed her by slitting her throat with a knife.The victim's two children, who witnessed the crime, managed to escape but they were also stabbed by the assailant. However, the accused was nabbed early Saturday morning after a brief...

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Agra: In a horrifying incident, an Agra-based female dentist was murdered by a robber, who gained access to the house impersonating a TV cable technician and killed her by slitting her throat with a knife.

The victim's two children, who witnessed the crime, managed to escape but they were also stabbed by the assailant. However, the accused was nabbed early Saturday morning after a brief encounter near the Kalindi Vihar area on the outskirts of the city, a senior police officer confirmed to IANS.

The deceased doctor has been identified as a 38-year-old dentist, Dr Nisha Singhal, who lived with her two children and husband in Kamla Nagar area.

As per various media accounts, the murder was carried out by a youth known to the family who barged in with the intention to rob the doctor. He managed to enter the house by introducing himself as a TV cable operator at around 4 p.m. on Friday, for recharging the cable connection, reports IANS.

During the night of the incident, the dentist was at her residence with her children, the elder one being 8-years-old, and the younger one of 4 years of age, while the husband, who himself is a surgeon was on duty.

After entering the house the accused spotted the dentist alone in one of the rooms and slit her throat which resulted in her death. Her daughters, who were in the next room were also stabbed by the robber violently. Thereafter, the accused escaped the house with jewelry and cash. Meanwhile, the dentist was rushed to a nearby hospital but she succumbed to her injurious. The daughters though severely injured survived and are under treatment.

The husband of the deceased registered a case and the police immediately assembled teams to investigate the brutal murder case. They identified the accused from CCTV footage and started a search operation to nab him. News18 reports that when they found him, he tried to escape on his bike. So there was a chase between the accused and the police during which he open fired on the police, but he himself got shot and suffered a bullet injury. He was then taken to a hospital for treatment. The police have also recovered a bag of stolen goods from him.
IG Range A Satish Ganesh told the daily, "When the police began the probe, it was found that the miscreant named Shubham had killed the doctor after the robbery. When the police started searching for him, he tried to run away on a bike. When the police tried to stop Shubham, he opened fire on the police. Police fired back, causing a bullet injury to Shubham. Later on, the accused was admitted to the hospital and a bag was also recovered from the spot, which contained jewelry and cash."
The former UP Chief Minister expressed his disbelief and sadness over the tragic and brutal murder. He posted on his social media account that " the state is stunned by the incident of a woman doctor entering a house in a busy residential area of Agra and slitting her throat."

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