The matter came to light when officials at the Mukherjee Nagar Police Station conducted a special drive against illegal immigrants as well as overstaying foreign nationals in the locality.
The deceased has been identified as Akhilesh, who belonged to the Burari area and reportedly used to work as an autorickshaw driver.
Police said preliminary investigation indicates that the accused fled after allegedly looting around Rs 10-12 lakh in cash along with gold and silver ornaments from the house.
As per Delhi Police officials, Rakesh and his two associates had in 1990 stabbed his neighbour to death in north Delhi's Jahangirpuri area.
Delhi Police arrested two men after a woman alleged she was forcibly taken into a private bus and sexually assaulted in Nangloi.
A young UPSC aspirant was found dead in her Delhi residence, with investigators probing possible assault and focusing on a former domestic help as a key suspect.
Police seized filling machines, packaging material and raw paste from a rented godown as part of a crackdown on counterfeit dental products in outer Delhi.
A PCR call tipped off Delhi police just as a family was preparing last rites. What they found - a smothered young woman and a motive rooted in a forbidden relationship.
Three minors aged 13–17 were detained after a fatal stabbing in northeast Delhi. Police recovered a knife, while the victim’s family questioned how he was called out before the attack.
The Delhi government says it is strengthening surveillance, improving coordination between police and civic agencies, and investing in safer infrastructure to deter serious crime in the capital.
