NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has arrested a man from Punjab, 35 years after he killed his landlady and injured her son in the Trilokpuri area, an official said. The accused, Chhavi Lal Verma, used a sharp-edged weapon to commit the crime, police said.
On August 2, 1991, a PCR call was received at Trilokpuri police station regarding a stabbing incident in West Vinod Nagar.
Police found a 55-year-old woman unconscious with multiple stab injuries, while her son was also injured. Both were taken to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, where the woman died.
Verma, a tenant, had attacked them during a robbery attempt. He was traced in Ludhiana and arrested after months of surveillance.