Partially burnt body of woman found in Thane

Locals of Thane district found a partially burnt dead body of a woman under a bridge on Monday. The police suspect the woman to be aged around 25 years and have launched an investigation.

Thane:A partially burnt body of a woman was found under a bridge in Thane district of Maharashtra on Monday.

"Some locals alerted the police on Sunday after they spotted the body of a nearly 25-year-old woman whose face was charred beyond recognition, lying under Raya bridge in Titwala town here," police spokesman Yuvraj Kalgutke said.

The police rushed to the spot and sent the body for postmortem.

"The police suspect that someone killed the woman and burnt the body to hide the crime," the official said.

A case was registered under Indian Penal Code Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing the disappearance of evidence of offence).

Police have launched an investigation.