India, Jan. 8 -- New Delhi

The Delhi Police arrested a 39-year-old former caretaker in connection with the double murder of a senior citizen couple at their third-floor Shahdara residence last Saturday night, police said on Wednesday, adding that the accused was arrested from a relative's residence in Rajasthan's Sikar.

Police said questioning of the accused led to the recovery of gold jewellery worth around Rs.10 lakh. They said the accused, Ashok Kumar Sen, killed 71-year-old retired teacher, Virender Kumar Bansal, and his wife Parvesh Bansal, 65, as he was unemployed for over four months and was in a financial crisis.

Police said he had worked for the couple for 28 days in August, when Virender Kumar Bansal suffered fractures follow...