Agra: The Agra police arrested the accused Shubham Pathak within five hours after he committed a crime by strangling a dentist Nisha Singhal in her residence on Saturday. The victim, Nisha Singhal’s eight-year-old daughter and four-year-old son too were injured after being attacked with a knife by the accused identified as Shubham Pathak, they said.

Pathak, who had robbed Singhal’s house, was caught following an encounter at Kalindi Vihar area. He was shot in the leg, a police officer said, adding that the stolen cash and jewellery was seized from him. According to police, Pathak gained entry into Singhal’s house in Kaveri Kunj Colony in Kamanagar on the pretext of recharging a TV set top box.

He was identified after the police analysed footage retrieved from a CCTV camera installed in front of the house. Agra Police is investigating the case.