LUCKNOW, Dec. 3 -- A 74-year-old woman living alone in Lucknow's Jankipuram was strangled during a suspected robbery late on Tuesday night. The victim, Neelma Srivastava, was found lying on the floor in the back room of her Yashodhapuram Sector I residence (House No. 129) with injury marks on her neck, and the house in complete disarray. Neighbours alerted police early on Wednesday after noticing the main door open.

When police entered the house, they found the almirah lock broken, belongings strewn across the room and items dumped on the bed. "The forensic team collected evidence, while the body was sent for a post-mortem examination," said ADCP North, Gopi Nath Soni. He also confirmed strangulation marks and a murder case has been regi...