Kitty Kumaramangalam was the former Indian lawyer at the Supreme Court of India. She was famous for being the wife of the former Indian Union Minister Phanindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam.
Wiki/Biography
Kitty Kumaramangalam was born in 1954 (age 67 years; at the time of death) in Chennai. She did her schooling at Lady Irwin Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, from 1956 to 1969. Later, she studied law (1975 batch pass out) at the University of Delhi.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 5″
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Family
She was married to the former Indian Union Minister Phanindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, who died on 23 August 2000 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, due to acute myeloid leukaemia (blood cancer).
Kitty Kumaramangalam’s husband
The couple was blessed with a daughter and a son. Kitty’s daughter’s name is Ruchira Kumaramangalam, and her son, Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam, is an Indian politician and businessman.
Kitty Kumaramangalam’s son
Kitty Kumaramangalam’s daughter
Career
She served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India for many years.
Death/Murder
On 6 July 2021, she was suffocated to death with a pillow at her residence in Vasant Vihar, Delhi. She was at her home with her house help when her washerman (dhobi) entered her home with two other men with a motive of robbery. The robbers then closed the house help in another room and killed Kitty Kumaramangalam.
While talking to the reporters, the local police said,
The main accused has been arrested, two others, who helped him, are still missing. Kitty Kumaramangalam, 67, was found dead at her house in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar. She was suffocated to death with a pillow, as per the initial probe. On Tuesday, at around 9 pm, Ms Kumaramangalam was alone at her home with her house help when a washerman (dhobi), who worked for her, barged into the house – along with two other men – with an intent of robbery. We received the call at around 11 pm. Shortly after, probe teams were formed. Some briefcases were found open at the scene of the crime. Police have arrested the accused – Raju (24) – from his residence in Bhanwar Singh Camp in Vasant Vihar. He has revealed two other names.”
The Deputy Commissioner Police (DCP), Southwest Delhi, Ingit Pratap Singh said,
The incident happened at around 9 pm when the house help opened the door for the family’s washerman (dhobi). When the help opened the door, he overpowered her, dragged her to another room and tied her. In the meantime, two other boys entered and overpowered Kitty Kumaramangalam. They suffocated her to death using a pillow.”