{"id":33516,"date":"2026-10-07T05:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33516"},"modified":"2026-10-07T05:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:17:21","slug":"dehradun-murder-case-i-asked-for-rs-600-they-paid-me-rs-300-how-payment-dispute-turned-deadly-for-elderly-couple-house-help-in-dehradun-dehradun-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33516","title":{"rendered":"Dehradun Murder Case: &#8216;I asked for Rs 600, they paid me Rs 300&#8217;: How payment dispute turned deadly for elderly couple, house help in Dehradun | Dehradun News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134755088,imgsize-105437,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/-.jpg\" alt=\"'I asked for Rs 600, they paid me Rs 300': How payment dispute turned deadly for elderly couple, house help in Dehradun\" title=\"According to police, Ramesh Kapoor, his wife Rajni, 75, and house help Tilya Devi, 48 -- were stabbed to death with a screwdriver.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"According to police, Ramesh Kapoor, his wife Rajni, 75, and house help Tilya Devi, 48 -- were stabbed to death with a screwdriver.\">According to police, Ramesh Kapoor, his wife Rajni, 75, and house help Tilya Devi, 48 &#8212; were stabbed to death with a screwdriver.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DEHRADUN: An 80-year-old retired works manager at an ordnance factory in Dehradun was allegedly murdered along with his wife and their house help at their home on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Police arrested <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/raj-kumar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raj Kumar<\/a>, a plumber from Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Bijnor who had been working in Dehradun for around five years, in connection with the killings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The victims were identified as Ramesh Kapoor, his wife Rajni, 75, and their house help Tilya Devi, 48. Police said all three were stabbed with a screwdriver.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Plumber called for repair work<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dehradun SSP Pramendra Dobal said Kumar told police that he had been called to the Kapoors\u2019 home in the Raipur area for plumbing work.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>According to the SSP, Kumar had carried out plumbing jobs for the couple in the past. After completing the work on Tuesday, he allegedly argued with Kapoor over payment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cHearing the commotion, house help Tilya tried to stop Raj Kumar but he stabbed her too with a screwdriver&#8230;\u201d Dobal said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Police said Kumar then allegedly fled with a gold chain belonging to the couple.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Neighbours chased man in blood-stained clothes<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Vishal Rana, a neighbour who took the victims to hospital, said the incident took place around 2.30pm.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cWe saw a man hastily walking away in the blood stained clothes. Locals chased him and caught him. A screwdriver was found near the victims which is believed to be the murder weapon,\u201d Rana said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Police said Kumar was subsequently arrested and an FIR was registered against him under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita\u2019s murder provision on a complaint by Tilya\u2019s family.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Accused cites payment dispute<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters, Kumar claimed the dispute was over the amount he was paid for the plumbing work.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cI asked for Rs 600, they were paying me Rs 300, so I stabbed them with screwdriver,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Couple\u2019s sons live in Pune, Delhi<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Kapoors had two sons, who live in Pune and Delhi. Tilya, who was from Bihar, was the mother of four children.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Police are examining the evidence recovered from the house and questioning Kumar as part of the investigation.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/dehradun\/i-asked-for-rs-600-they-paid-me-rs-300-how-payment-dispute-turned-deadly-for-elderly-couple-house-help-in-dehradun\/articleshow\/134755000.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to police, Ramesh Kapoor, his wife Rajni, 75, and house help Tilya Devi, 48 &#8212; were stabbed to death with a screwdriver. 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