Two days after the decomposed bodies of 67-year-old retired army officer Gopal Verma and his 62-year-old wife Nirmala Verma were found in their locked home in Bikaner’s Muktaprasad Colony, police Friday arrested three people, including a couple who once lived in the house as tenants.
Police said the murder was carried out by six people, including the couple, the woman’s father and brother, and two others who were hired by the father from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on July 13 between 9pm and 10pm.
The accused strangled the elderly couple and fled with jewellery and cash, the exact amount of which is yet to be established.
IG Bikaner Om Prakash said that those arrested have been identified as Arun Kumar, 28, a resident of Dharma Nagar Dwar, Naya Shahar in Bikaner; Rohit Bansal, 24, from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh; and Priya Sisodia, 23.
Police said Priya lived with Arun in a live-in relationship in Vermas’ house as tenants during Dec, Jan and Feb. Her father, Karmaveer Sisodia, and brother, Priyanshu, often visited them and stayed in the house from time to time. They befriended the elderly couple, claiming they were performing occult practices to help them, and gradually gained the couple’s trust.
Add SP Bikaner Saurabh Tiwari said that the gang conspired to rob the couple after learning that they lived alone.
Three Arrested in Retired Army Officer’s Death
