Jaipur: Police arrest man who chopped woman’s feet for silver anklets

Around 3-4 years ago, the accused used to live as a tenant at the victim Jamuna Devi’s house in Meena Colony

The Jaipur police on Tuesday arrested a person for allegedly chopping off the feet of a 100-year-old woman and stealing her silver anklets. The victim succumbed to the injuries today morning at SMS hospital.

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Additional commissioner of police Ajay Pal Lamba said the accused, Prakash Prajapat (27), was arrested from Toda Meena area in Jaipur’s Jamwa Ramgarh on Monday night.

Around 3-4 years ago, the accused used to live as a tenant at the victim Jamuna Devi’s house in Meena Colony. Later, he shifted at a nearby locality. The accused was supposedly into a lot of debt, Lamba said.

He said the accused was aware of the woman’s situation and the routine of family members.

A case has been registered against the accused under sections 302 (murder), 397 (robbery), 407 (criminal breach of trust), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), of the Indian Penal Code, and relevant sections of the Arms Act.