Former IAF wing commander's wife found dead in Dwarka Sector-7
What's the story
A former IAF wing commander's wife was found dead at her house in Dwarka's Sector-7 area, police said yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Meenu Jain (52), a resident of Air Force Naval Officers' Enclave in Dwarka Sector-7, they added.
According to a senior police officer, Meenu's father was informed on Thursday that his daughter was not keeping well.
Here's what happened.
Health
Meenu was not keeping well, said her father
Meenu's father HP Garg (76), a retired IIT Delhi professor, said his son Darpan called him on Thursday evening to inform that Meenu was not keeping well.
He left his office for Meenu's residence at around 7.45 pm. On the way, as he called his daughter, she said she was fine, adding that she had eaten cashew nuts, which had led to some reaction.
Visit
Darpan entered Meenu's house from neighbor's balcony
Garg visited her daughter on Thursday and again called her the next day at 7 am. On finding her phone not reachable, Garg, along with Darpan, went to her house.
The main door to the house was open while another wooden door was closed. They knocked on the door. When there was no response, Darpan entered the house from the neighbor's balcony, said police.
The body
Meenu was found lying unconscious, declared 'brought dead' by doctors
Darpan broke the glass and entered the house to see Jain lying unconscious in her room.
Meenu's maid, who had a pair of house keys, came there at around 8.30 am. She tried to open the door but it was jammed. Hence it was broken open.
She was rushed to the Ayushman Hospital in Dwarka Sector-10, where she was declared "brought dead," said police.
Robbery
Deceased's jewelry, Rs. 7 lakh, two mobile phones were missing
The family members of the deceased said two mobile phones, the jewelry the deceased was wearing, Rs. 5 lakh in Indian currency and Rs. 2 lakh in foreign currency were missing from the house.
The police seized three pillows and a towel with blood stains from the room. Three vessels and five cups, used for making and drinking tea, were seized from the kitchen.
Information
Case registered under IPC Sections 302 (murder), 392 (robbery)
The police were informed about the incident at around 9 am and a case under sections 302 (murder) and 392 (robbery) of the Indian Penal Code was registered. The police suspect that the accused entered the house with the intention of robbing Meenu.
Post-mortem
Exact cause of death would be known from post-mortem: Police
The exact cause of death would be known once the post-mortem report came, the police said.
The deceased's husband, VK Jain, a retired Indian Air Force (IAF) wing commander and currently working as a commercial pilot with IndiGo, was informed about the incident. Jain, who was on duty at the time of the incident, reached the house on Friday night, the police said.