Latest News | UP: Robbers Kill Elderly Woman, Steal Cash and Jewellery Worth Lakhs

Balrampur (UP), Nov 13 (PTI) A 70-year-old woman was killed, and cash and jewellery worth lakhs were stolen when unknown assailants broke into her home here in a village, police said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in Sudarshan Jot village in Maharajganj Tarai police station area, they said.

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According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Kumar, around 1 am, intruders climbed onto the roof of Dashrath Singh's house using a ladder, entered the house and locked two rooms where family members were sleeping.

"They then entered another room where Saroj Singh was alone and allegedly suffocated her to death with a pillow," he said.

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The family told police that the intruders stole approximately Rs 3 lakh in cash, jewellery worth about Rs 8 lakh, and a licensed revolver, Kumar added.

The victim's body has been sent for a post-mortem and five police teams have been deployed to apprehend the suspects, the SP said.

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