Ludhiana, March 29 -- Haibowal police solved the murder case of an elderly NRI woman and apprehended a 17-year-old on Friday. According to the police, the juvenile confessed to killing the woman by setting her on fire following a dispute over rent.

The victim, Narinder Kaur Deol, 80, was a US citizen. She used to live at her house at Raghbir Park on Jassian Road for some time in the year. She lived on the first floor while the ground floor was rented.

The juvenile, 17, is the son of the tenant and a student of Class 12. The police are scanning the role of his parents and other family members.

Inspector Madhu Bala, station house officer at Haibowal police station, said the incident happened on March 23. The woman was rushed to Dayanand ...