Police said the accused was enraged over being ‘reprimanded’ for skipping work and wanted revenge. He was apprehended hours later while attempting to flee to his hometown in Bihar’s Hajipur on a train.
A horrific crime took place on Wednesday evening in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar. Mukesh Paswan, a 24‑year‑old who worked in a local garment shop, went to his employer’s flat and killed the employer’s wife, Ruchika Sewani (42), and their teenage son, Krish (14), by sliting their throats. After searching the house for valuables, he ran away. According to the police, Mukesh entered the Sewani residence at around 7.30 PM on Wednesday. At that time, Ruchika’s husband, Kuldeep Sewani wasn’t at home while Ruchika was present with the couple’s son Krish. A nearby CCTV camera captured Paswan’s entry.
How the murders were discovered
Kuldeep Sewani (44), kept calling home but got no answer. Worried, he sent another worker to check on his family. The worker found blood in the house and called Kuldeep, who phoned the police at 9:43 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found Ruchika on the bedroom floor and Krish in the bathroom, both dead. A neighbor, Arnav Chopra, said nothing like this had ever happened in their quiet block, and everyone was stunned.
An officer at the scene of the crime, requesting anonymity, told HT, “There was blood all over the house. The woman was lying dead, with her throat slit, in a room on the floor next to the bed. When we opened the washroom, the son was lying dead inside, with his throat slit as well.”
What happened to the suspect
Mukesh fled Delhi but was caught later that night on a train in Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, Mukesh Paswan said he had taken Rs.45,000 in advance from Ruchika because he was struggling with money. She gave him the money, but after that, he began missing work and stopped taking her calls.
Later, Ruchika contacted him through another worker. Mukesh agreed to return the money and also give back a phone. But when they spoke again, he got angry — apparently upset that a woman had scolded him.
On Wednesday evening, Mukesh went to Ruchika’s house, which was on the ground floor. He rang the doorbell, and she opened the door, thinking he had come to talk about work. But instead of talking, Mukesh suddenly pulled out a sharp object and started attacking her without giving her any chance to react, a police source said.
