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Crime
Delhi techie's murder: wife allegedly disabled CCTV, victim beaten before his mother
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 24 Aug 2026, 07:53 AM
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Police investigations in Delhi reveal that a techie's wife turned off CCTV cameras before he was assaulted and killed in front of his mother.
Delhi police have opened a murder case after a 30‑year‑old technology professional was found dead in his neighbourhood. Initial inquiries indicated that the victim had been brutally beaten while his mother watched the attack.
Further probing uncovered that the victim's wife had deliberately switched off the building's CCTV system moments before the assault, allegedly to conceal the crime. Investigators retrieved partial footage from nearby cameras, which corroborated the timeline of the cameras being disabled.
The police have detained the wife for questioning and are seeking additional witnesses to reconstruct the sequence of events. The case is being treated as a homicide, and authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward.
The incident has sparked public concern over domestic safety and the misuse of surveillance equipment, prompting calls for stricter monitoring of CCTV compliance in residential complexes.
Further probing uncovered that the victim's wife had deliberately switched off the building's CCTV system moments before the assault, allegedly to conceal the crime. Investigators retrieved partial footage from nearby cameras, which corroborated the timeline of the cameras being disabled.
The police have detained the wife for questioning and are seeking additional witnesses to reconstruct the sequence of events. The case is being treated as a homicide, and authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward.
The incident has sparked public concern over domestic safety and the misuse of surveillance equipment, prompting calls for stricter monitoring of CCTV compliance in residential complexes.