Retired woman employee killed

Nellore: A retired employee was brutally killed at her residence by unidentified persons at Netaji Nagar in the city on Tuesday. But the incident came to light on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as D Vasantha Kumari (67), who retired from revenue services. 

According to sources, Vasantha was unmarried and has been residing alone in the house. Unidentified persons entered the house and attacked her and robbed gold ornaments.

The incident came to light when her relatives tried to contact her over phone. As she did not respond, her relatives rushed to the house after informing to police. Local police collected details from surrounding houses. 

Clues team and dog squads have been deployed to find any clues. City DSP NBM Murali Krishna said that she was killed on Tuesday afternoon based on the scene of offence. A case was registered and the investigation is on,’ said the DSP.