Palghar, Maharashtra: The decomposed body of an unidentified woman, believed to be in her twenties, was discovered stuffed in a sack and floating in the Wagh River in Ghatkarpada, Palghar district, on Tuesday, police confirmed. Villagers alerted authorities after spotting the suspicious sack in the river along the Nashik-Mokhada-Jawhar Road.
Upon retrieving the sack, police found the woman's body in an advanced state of decomposition. The body has been sent to a local hospital for a post-mortem examination to determine the precise cause of death.
According to preliminary investigations, police suspect the woman was strangled before her body was packed into the sack and disposed of in the river. A case has been registered under sections 103(1) (murder) and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).
"It appears the woman was murdered and an attempt was made to conceal the crime by dumping her body in the river," stated a police official. "A thorough investigation is underway to identify the woman and apprehend those responsible."
Police are appealing to the public for any information that may assist in the investigation.
