Overview

• The killing took place late on June 10 in Salvi Mohalla, Indira Nagar, under Malharganj police station jurisdiction.
• Shanti Dhananjay, a 65-year-old retired municipal muster roll worker, had been using her pension to support her grandson’s two young children after his wife left because of his substance abuse.
• Police discovered her body in the storage compartment of her bed the next morning and arrested her 28-year-old grandson within hours.
• Investigators say Vikas Gauhar strangled his grandmother with her saree after she refused to give him money to buy liquor.
• He attempted to flee to Rajasthan before being intercepted, later confessing to the killing as authorities gather forensic evidence and probe his motive.