India, June 19 -- A 50-year-old dermatologist residing in an upscale South Delhi area allegedly murdered his domestic worker on Thursday by thrashing her with a bat and knife because he thought she "brought bad energy" to the house.

The accused, identified as Dr Manish Gupta, allegedly thrashed his domestic worker with a bat and stabbed her with a sharp object in his apartment in Mount Kailash, HT earlier reported. The doctor was apprehended and questioned by the police on Thursday.

During the interrogation, Gupta reportedly revealed that he wanted the victim, Meena Haldar, to be removed from her job at his house, but was upset because no one had listened to him.

"He told us that he wanted Meena to be removed from the job but his famil...