India, June 20 -- New Delhi

The family of a 50-year-old dermatologist who was arrested for allegedly murdering his domestic worker on the terrace of his apartment in Mount Kailash area on Thursday said that there had been disagreements over the domestic worker's employment, but no major argument, police officers aware of the probe said on Friday.

Meanwhile, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) told the police that the worker, 45-year-old Meena Haldar, died due to severe injuries to her neck.

"She was first hit with a bat on her head and collapsed. She was alive but then was attacked with a knife multiple times, to slit her throat and causing other stab injuries. She died on the spot within seconds," a senior p...