A woman was found dead in suspicious circumstances at Urla on Wednesday. The police said that the reason of death could be ascertained only after postmortem. Meanwhile, residents of the area alleged that she was murdered by some unidentified persons.
According to police the deceased has been identified as Shanti Devi (32) wife of laxman Bharadwaj resident of Urla hailing from Uttar Pradesh. The husband and wife used to work on daily wages and lived in house of Sevaram. It was Sevaram only who informed the police about the incident.
Urla police was reluctant in divulging information in this connection. Meanwhile, residents of the area on condition of anonymity said that some unidentified visitors had visited her home on Tuesday night and Shanti Devi was found dead next day.
The Station House Officer (SHO) Urla talking with The Pioneer said: “There was no injury marks or sign of struggle on the body of deceased; so the reason of death could be ascertained once the post-mortem report is obtained."
Meanwhile, a case has been registered with Urla police station and the investigation is on.