Saharanpur (UP), Jun 1 (PTI) A woman’s body was found with her throat slit at her residence here on Monday, with police suspecting that the assailants entered the house with the intention of committing theft, officials said.
The incident took place in Ambehta town under the Nakur police station area.
According to police, the incident came to light around 4 pm when the husband of the woman, Poonam Mittal (56), returned home from his shop in the town’s main market after repeated calls to her went unanswered.
He found Poonam lying in a pool of blood on a bed with her throat slit. Household items were scattered and contents of an almirah were strewn around the room, police said.
“Trader Sanjay Mittal and his wife Poonam lived together. Their son and daughter-in-law run a business in Muzaffarnagar,” Station House Officer (SHO) Devesh Kumar Sharma told PTI.
It is suspected that the assailants entered the house with the intention of theft and killed the woman to avoid getting identified, he said.
Personnel from the Nakur police station and a forensic team reached the spot soon after receiving the information about the incident and launched an investigation. CCTV footage from nearby areas is being examined and locals are being asked to share any leads, police said.
The incident triggered outrage among local traders, who gathered in large numbers at the victim’s residence. The traders shut their shops to protest the killing and demanded the immediate arrest of those behind the killing. PTI COR KIS DIV DIV
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