Mumbai: The body of a woman was found in the forest near the Central Railway yard in Kalyan on Wednesday morning.
“The body was hanging from a tree when our team reached the spot. We did not find anything on the body which could help us identify it,” Shahurao Salve, senior police inspector, Kolsewadi police station, said.
According to the police, the body seems to be of a woman in between mid-thirties and early forties, and the level of decomposition indicates that she had been dead for at least two days.
“We found some marks on the body but at this stage it is impossible to ascertain whether they are indications of an assault or the body was damaged by animals. We have sent the body to JJ Hospital in Byculla for post-mortem,” an officer at Kolsewadi police station said.
The officer said neither a suicide nor murder has been ruled out at this stage. “The spot is secluded and there are no residential areas nearby. As it is a forest, there are no closed circuit television cameras either. Whether it was a murder or suicide, the spot seems to have been chosen carefully,” the officer said. The police are conducting inquiries in Kalyan to find out whether any woman corresponding to the deceased’s description had gone missing in the last few days.
Information is being sought from police stations in the Thane commissionerate for any missing person’s complaint. The police are also circulating the description of the body on WhatsApp.
Mr. Salve said an accidental death report has been registered, and the further course of action will be decided after the autopsy report is out.
