Relatives, friends and neighbours of the 56-year-old man are in shock and cannot believe that he could be brutal to such an extent. “They never spoke to anyone in the society and the door to their flat would mostly stay shut,” said his neighbours at Geeta Akashdeep CHS in Mira Road.

“We were the couple’s neighbours for the past three years, but we didn’t know their names [until after the alleged murder]. They never opened their doors, never participated in programmes, festivals and any kind of activities organised in the society. We only saw them coming out of the house and going back inside once in a while. They never spoke to any of us,” a neighbour told mid-day.