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Police Say Visitor Killed Mandsaur Jeweller and Wife, Then Died by Suicide

Police cite CCTV indicating a financial dispute before the attack at the couple’s Mandsaur home.

Overview

  • Mandsaur police said home CCTV shows a Rajasthan-based visitor stabbing jeweller Dileep (Dilip) Jain, 55, and his wife Rekha Jain before fatally shooting himself.
  • Investigators described an attempted gunshot that misfired, after which the attacker used a knife on the couple and later turned the pistol on himself.
  • Officers recovered a country-made pistol and a knife at the scene, and all three bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
  • Detectives are probing a suspected financial dispute linked to Jain’s gold business and plan to take statements from the accused’s family in Rajasthan.
  • Local bullion traders shut shops for half a day in protest after neighbors reported a gunshot and police responded on Wednesday evening in the Gol Chauraha area.