Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): A 30-year-old woman was found dead in a semi-naked condition near a canal in Jabalpur on Monday. She had been missing for three days.
The deceased has been identified as Sulochana Dhurve, who worked at a poultry farm.
Police have taken the body into custody and sent it for post-mortem examination. Initial investigations suggest the woman was strangled to death and her body was disposed. Sexual assault is also suspected. The Panagar police station is investigating the entire case.
Nail marks were found on the woman's neck.
According to the panager police official said that on Monday afternoon, villagers informed the police that a woman's body was lying about 250 meters from the Nagpur-Rewa bypass. Upon reaching the spot, nail marks were found on the woman's neck.
The initial police investigation suggests that the woman was likely strangled to death. After receiving information about the incident, Additional Superintendent of Police Jitendra Singh also reached the crime scene.
The woman had left home two days ago.
Sulochana's husband told the police that they are originally residents of Kudam. A few months ago, the husband, wife, and the deceased's parents moved to a poultry farm located on the Panagar bypass and started working there. Police questioning revealed that the woman had left home on Saturday evening but did not return.
Police said that the woman had left for market on Saturday evening. When she did not return until late at night, her family called her friends and searched for her in the surrounding area. According to the TI, the marks found on the woman's neck indicate that she was likely murdered after an argument.
