Overview

• A 32-year-old nurse went missing while searching for her husband at a Muharram procession in Bata Mor and was found dead about 200 metres from her Maheshtala home around 2.30 pm.
• West Bengal Police report no external injuries on the body despite the husband’s claim that her dupatta was wrapped around her neck and her tongue was protruding.
• Doctors at Vidyasagar Hospital in Behala pronounced her brought dead upon arrival after she was rushed there from the discovery site.
• Authorities have detained one individual and are examining evidence to determine whether foul play was involved in the death.
• The case has intensified calls for transparent investigations and greater use of forensic methods in violent incidents against women in West Bengal.