Hyderabad: Met father last on Independence Day, says son

Hyderabad: Casting no suspicion on the maid or the driver, deceased Rajendraprasad Agarwal’s younger son Rohit Agarwal said that the suspects could have gained entry into the house from the rear door, which his mother mostly forgot to lock and could have waited for the right time to strike.

Rohit, who has been taking care of his family business of running a grocery store at Osman Gunj, had moved to a new house about seven months back, which was located in the neighbouring lane of their parents Rajendraprasad Agarwal and Taramathi’s house in Sirimalle Nagar in Rajendranagar.

Rajendraprasad was getting over Rs 1lakh  rent from the commercial complex located in the old city area. He also used to give loans to people among his circle. About two months back, he suffered a cardiac problem, and the doctor advised him to use an oxygen mask while sleeping to prevent snoring.

“I met my father last on Independence Day. He called me and asked for some medicines. I bought and gave them to him that night and spent an hour with him, talking about random things. I could not talk to him yesterday (August 16) due to work at the shop. Even my elder brother, who runs a gas agency, could not talk to my father”, shared Rohit.

“When I used to live with my parents, I ensured the rear door of our duplex house was locked. But, my mother tends to forget to do it. I strongly suspect that the robbers would have gained entry through the rear door when it was opened and hid upstairs till late in the night, and left through the kitchen window”, Rohit said,

Meanwhile, the Rajendranagar police found that a woman identified as Lalitha worked as a maid in the house and the couple also had a car driver, who joined 10 days ago. 

“The maid has been working with the family for nine years. She entered their home at 10 am and left in an hour's time. But, in the last seven months, at least five drivers had been changed, for reasons best known to them”, said the official.