India, March 20 -- The brutal murders of a septuagenarian couple in northwest Delhi's Kohat Enclave were premeditated and were carried out by two men - their former and current attendants - to steal cash and jewellery from the house, police officers probing the case said on Wednesday, following the arrest of the ex-employee.

However, the prime suspect, who had been recently hired by the couple, went missing on Monday morning and was still on the run, the officers said. He has been identified but police did not name him.

Deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Bhisham Singh said that the arrested accused was identified as Ravi Kishore, 27, a resident of Uttam Nagar. "He had worked as an attendant for the couple for two months, and had ...