Overview
- The woman's body, later identified as 26-year-old Anjali Shaw, was discovered inside a locked fifth-floor flat in Baranagar after police forced the door following unanswered calls on Tuesday night.
- Her family says clothes and valuables were missing and that messages were sent from her missing phone after she died, including a reply that said the sender 'is among you'; police have preserved screenshots as evidence.
- Forensic teams have collected samples from the flat and investigators are examining CCTV from the complex and nearby areas while tracing the phone's last known location.
- Police have registered an unnatural-death case, say a suspect has been identified and are questioning a youth named by the family as officers work to make an arrest.
- The autopsy and laboratory findings will determine whether sexual assault occurred and will shape the probe while regional political parties demand a transparent, speedy investigation and accountability.