Retired RBI official found murdered at home

A 63-year-old retired Reserve Bank of India employee was found stabbed to death inside his home in New Delhi’s Mandir Marg area on Sunday. (hindustantimes.com) Police identified the victim as Madhav Ram, a recently retired Multi-Tasking Staff employee of the Reserve Bank of India. His nephew found the house door open at about 5:30 p.m. and discovered Ram injured inside, police said. (hindustantimes.com) Officers from Mandir Marg police station found Ram in a first-floor room with stab injuries and took him to Lady Hardinge Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Police said the body was sent for post-mortem examination and forensic evidence was collected at the house. (deccanherald.com) The killing has become a live Delhi police investigation because officers said the accused had not been identified as of Monday morning. A case was registered against unknown persons, and police said multiple teams were working to trace suspects. (hindustantimes.com) Investigators said they were scanning CCTV footage from the area and questioning local residents for leads. Police told reporters they were examining all possible angles, including personal enmity and robbery, because the motive was still unclear. (rediff.com) Hindustan Times reported that Ram’s family told police he “had lent money to someone who had not yet returned it,” but the report said there were no direct allegations against anyone. The same report said police found footage of a man roaming near the house during the day and were checking more video. (hindustantimes.com) Ram lived with his family and is survived by his wife Usha, one son and two daughters, according to police accounts carried by local media. The case remained unsolved Monday, with police appealing to neighbourhood checks, camera footage and forensic results to identify who entered the house and killed him. (hindustantimes.com)