India, April 6 -- A man who murdered a 60-year-old woman in Ambivli on March 20 was identified and arrested on Friday by the Khadakpada police in Kalyan. The accused, Chand, alias Akbar Mohammad Shaikh, 30, admitted to the police that he killed her for the gold ornaments she was wearing, which he was going to use to fund a new food stall.

Chand resided in Santoshi Mata Nagar in Ambivli. He was previously convicted in a murder case registered at the Kolsewadi Police Station, Kalyan East, and served nine years in Adharwadi jail. Eight months ago, he was released on bail, after which he moved to Manegaon in Ambivli.

According to the police, Chand had been observing the movements of Ranjana Chandrakant Patekar, 60, who lived in Siddhivinaya...