Panic prevailed in Samardha area after the body of a woman in the age group of 30-35 years was found in a nullah in the morning on Sunday. As per the Misrod police whether the woman committed suicide or was killed could not be ascertained at the moment.
Police said that the body was spotted by a local at around 9.30 am and police were informed. On the receipt of the information a police team rushed to the spot and started investigation.
After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
SHO Kunwar Singh Mukati said that all the nearby police stations have been informed regarding the body and missing compliant regarding woman would be searched by the police stations.
A noose was found around the neck of the deceased but it was found that the clothes worn by the deceased got stuck around her neck. The body was around five days old and was found in partially decomposed state which has made the establishing of the identity difficult, he added.
In the initial investigation police have not found any thing which could help in establishing the identity of the deceased.
The circumstantial evidences suggest that the deceased might have been killed and dumped but in the initial examination by the doctors it was not revealed that the deceased was killed. The post mortem report is awaited and on the receipt of the post mortem report the reason behind the death could be ascertained.
The clothes over the body were torn which suggests that the deceased might have been sexually assaulted but other possibility of clothes been torn due to been inside water for five days could not be ruled out.