India Times
27 February 2014
Neelam, wife of a local Hindi newspaper editor Vijay
Sharma, was found murdered at her residence in Balkeshwar colony here on
February 20, police said.
While the police were looking for the killer, Sharma
noted a change in the behaviour of their pet parrot whenever his nephew,
Ashutosh Sharma Goswami, came to the house.
"It sulked every time Ashutosh passed its
cage," Sharma's brother Ajay said.
Growing suspicious, the victim's family started taking
names of possible suspects in front of the parrot.
When Ashutosh's name was taken, the parrot started
shouting 'Usne maara, Usne maara' (He has killed), Ajay said. […]
Times of India
26 February 2014
Ishita Mishra, TNN
AGRA: In a case that seems straight out of an Agatha
Christie potboiler, a parrot turned detective and helped nab its mistress'
killer.
The question of who murdered Neelam Sharma, 45, and
her pet dog, had been baffling the city police for almost a week till they got
a clue provided by Hercule, the parrot.
Neelam, wife of Vijay Sharma, the editor of a Hindi
daily, was found murdered at her residence on February 20. Her husband noticed
a change in the behaviour of the parrot whenever his nephew Ashutosh visited
their house after the murder.
"During discussions too, whenever Ashutosh's name
was mentioned, the parrot would start screeching. This raised my suspicion and
I informed the police," said Sharma. […]
