By Apurva Bhatt

The Bandra police have managed to arrest the two accused on Sunday who were allegedly involved in killing a senior citizen parsi resident of Bandra early on Sunday. The accused, both in their early twenties, also ran away with valuables worth Rs 8.09 lakh. Darius Kapadia lived with his wife Lily at Bai Jeevanbai Tata Building No 1. Their 50-year-old daughter, who is single, lives separately in Bandra. The police said Lily spent most of her time at her daughter's flat; Darius used to be at home by himself.

The couple had seven helps; four autorickshaw drivers would frequent their society to ferry Lily to her daughter's place. Around 12.30am on Sunday, Lily returned home from her daughter's place. An auto driver, who was to ferry her back in the morning, was asleep in his vehicle outside. Lily asked him to help her into the flat with her bags. "When she knocked on the door, there was no response. So, Lily went iside with a pair of extra keys. She asked the auto driver if he could spot her husband anywhere. The driver peered into Darius's room and said he was lying down," said a police officer.

After the driver left, Lily decided to check on her husband. She was shocked to find him battling for life, his throat slit. "The accused, Jay Navrang (21) and Kamlesh Jadhav (20), had been hiding in the kitchen. They pounced on Lily and tied her to a chair with a dupatta, before blindfolding her. As Navrang was known to the couple—he had worked as their help in the past before being sacked—he did not appear directly in front of Lily," said the officer. The accused demanded cupboard keys from Lily, who asked them to look under the bed. Not finding them there, the men hit Lily. After she told them the keys were in her bag, the accused made off with Rs 7.5 lakh in cash, two tolas of gold and a cellphone.