India, July 5 -- The 24-year-old man accused of murdering a woman and her teenage son in their Lajpat Nagar home has reportedly told investigators that he planned the killings two days before the crime, enraged by repeated phone calls and demands from the woman to return to work or repay a loan, police officials said on Friday.

Mukesh Paswan, who had been working for the Sewani family at their Lajpat Nagar garment shop for three years, told police he was frustrated by what he described as "constant humiliation" from 42-year-old Ruchika Sewani, who had been calling him repeatedly over five days. Paswan had not reported to work for 10 days, allegedly due to illness, investigators privy to the case details said on Friday.

Ruchika and her 1...