Maid, husband held for killing woman, stealing 8 tolas of gold | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: In a chilling case of murder for gain, a housemaid and her husband were arrested for allegedly strangling a 66-year-old woman to death at her residence in Kamareddy and robbing her of gold jewellery weighing about eight tolas.Kamareddy town police arrested Bose Rajitha (40) and her husband Bose Narsing (48), residents of Bathukamma Kunta in Kamareddy, for the alleged murder and robbery of Chitmal Anasuya, a resident of Mushreefbaug. Police recovered the stolen gold jewellery, including a mangalsutra, two rings and earrings, along with Rajitha’s mobile phone.According to police, the crime occurred between 6 pm and 7.30 pm on Sept 29 when Anasuya was alone at home after her husband stepped out. When he returned, he found her lying unconscious on a bed with injury marks on her neck. Her gold mangalsutra, two rings and earrings were missing.The family alerted the police, who registered a case of murder and robbery and launched an investigation. A special team was constituted to crack the case.Investigators grew suspicious of Rajitha, who had been working as a housemaid at Anasuya’s residence for some time. The couple were taken into custody for questioning and allegedly confessed to their involvement during interrogation.Police said the couple had planned the robbery to make quick money. Fearing that Anasuya would identify them if they stole the jewellery, they allegedly decided to kill her before carrying out the theft.On Sept 29, after learning that Anasuya’s husband had left the house, Rajitha and Narsing allegedly entered the residence while she was performing puja alone. They reportedly switched off the power supply, pushed her to the ground, and dragged her into another room. Rajitha allegedly strangled Anasuya with a towel while Narsing assisted her, police said.After confirming that she was dead, the couple allegedly removed her mangalsutra, two gold rings and earrings before fleeing the scene. To avoid suspicion, Rajitha is said to have continued visiting the house for her routine domestic work in the days following the crime.During the investigation, police also found that Rajitha was allegedly involved in an earlier theft case in Kamareddy in Sept 2023.