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Mumbai Domestic Worker Found Dead in Employer’s Flat as Police Probe Alleged Suicide

Investigators await post-mortem results before determining whether foul play occurred.

Overview

  • The 27-year-old from Darjeeling was discovered Tuesday morning in the gallery of a third-floor flat at Kalpak Apartment in Antop Hill.
  • Police say the death is being treated as an alleged suicide by hanging, with the cause and motive yet to be established.
  • An Accidental Death Report has been registered at Antop Hill Police Station and the body was sent to Sion Hospital for examination.
  • Officers are recording statements from the flat’s owners, neighbours, and other domestic staff and are also contacting the woman’s relatives.
  • Preliminary inquiries reported missing gold jewellery worth about Rs 10 lakh and repeated questioning of the worker by her employer, details that remain unverified.