Overview

• Police arrested caregiver Ashalata Sardar, 36, and her associate Md Jalal Mir, 41, within 24–48 hours in South 24 Parganas.
• The victim, 79-year-old Bijaya Das, was found with head and facial injuries, while her husband, Prasanta Das, 83, was discovered bound and remains under treatment.
• Autopsy findings indicate death from head injuries and asphyxiation, and investigators say robbery was the motive.
• Officers found severed electrical and CCTV wires and reported that some stolen jewellery was recovered from Mir.
• Kolkata Police report the pair are in custody, and the force is moving to tighten verification of domestic workers and tenants in response to the case.