ALWAR: Solving the

mystery of an 80-year-old woman, whose head was smashed with a motor pump at Harsana village under

police station area of

, police on Thursday arrested her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

Police said that the daughter-in-law of the deceased was continuously being taunted and harassed for not been able to bear a grandson, thus the daughter-in-law conspired to eliminate her and executed the plan thereafter.

Police managed to solve the mystery within 24 hours, as they found the activities of the accused daughter-in-law suspicious after the death of Gulkandi Devi.

“Prima facie, it was clear that there was no trespassing into the house and someone of the acquaintance of the deceased woman could be behind the murder. On the basis of suspicion, we interrogated

Devi (35), the accused daughter-in-law of the deceased woman. She broke her silence during interrogation and confessed,” said a senior police officer of Laxmangarh police station.

On the possible reason behind the murder, a senior officer, said, “It was found that the deceased Gulkandi Devi had created an environment in the house that was totally against her daughter-in-law Sheela Devi. Gulkandi was upset with the fact that she was not given a grandson by her daughter-in-law and son. The accused Sheela was also thrashed by her husband many a times. Thus, Sheela conspired the murder and took her daughter along.”

“They first thrashed the woman and later smashed her head with the help of an iron-made

pump,” the officer added.

Police have booked Sheela and her daughter on the charges of murder.