Three arrested in Ranchi for Kukatpally housewife homicide case

Two home helpers and an confederate have been arrested by the Cyberabad police in reference to the homicide of a housewife at Swan Lake Apartments in Kukatpally earlier this week.

The accused, who fled to Jharkhand after the crime, have been apprehended in Ranchi late on Thursday (September 11, 2025) evening.

Police recognized the accused as Harsh Kumar, 20, and Roshan Singh, 22, each employed as home helps within the house advanced, and Raju Varma, 19, who allegedly sheltered them after the crime. The sufferer was 50-year-old Renuka Agarwal, who was killed inside her flat on September 10.

Investigators stated Harsh, who labored within the Agarwal family, and Roshan, employed in one other flat in the identical tower, conspired to rob the household after observing their each day routine. Once Renuka’s husband and son left for enterprise on the morning of September 10, the duo entered the flat, tied her arms and legs, and slit her throat earlier than assaulting her additional. They then decamped with gold ornaments, rold-gold gadgets, money, watches and different valuables, fleeing to Ranchi the place they got shelter by Raju Varma.

Based on CCTV footage and different technical proof, 4 police groups comprising native officers, the Central Crime Station (CCS) and the Special Operations Team tracked them down in Jharkhand. All three have confessed to the crime and police stated stolen materials, together with gold ornaments, 16 watches, two cellphones and the complainant’s home key, have been recovered at their occasion.

Police additionally revealed that Roshan Singh had a prison report in Ranchi, with earlier instances of assault and theft registered in opposition to him.

The arrested trio are being produced earlier than court docket for a transit warrant to deliver them to Hyderabad for additional investigation.