The wife of retired IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray was allegedly killed by a Nepali gang with the help of a domestic help here in the wee hours of Friday.
Ray was out of the station, and their children were in the upper floors of the house, police said.
The culprits allegedly smothered her to death and decamped with valuables. The stolen items are being ascertained.
Several senior police officials, including city police commissioner VC Sajjanar, visited the spot and an investigation is under way.
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