A 48-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances near railway tracks under Misrod Police Station area on Monday.
According to police, the victim Shashi Malhotra was found dead near Bawadia Kalan railway crossing on Monday morning.
Investigating Officer SI SK Rajput said that the victim was under depression for the last couple of months and was undergoing treatment for her mental illness.
The statements of the family members are yet to be recorded, which could provide details into the causes of her depression and mental illness.
The victim’s husband Sanjay Malhotra works with SABMiller Company. Shashi was a housewife and used to live at DK Devasthali colony, near Dana Pani restaurant.
According to police, at around 6.30 am the victim accompanied her daughter to the bus stop for boarding the school bus but when victim did not return till 7.30 am, the family members went to search for her only to find her dead near the railway tracks.
They immediately informed police and after a preliminary investigation, police have registered a case under Section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
The reason behind the death could not be ascertained and the possibility of accidental death or murder has not be ruled out at
the moment.
The victim’s husband Sanjay Malhotra was not in a
condition of recording his statement; his statements would help in revealing more details into the alleged suicide, said police.