MAPUSA
A highly decomposed body of a woman of around 30 to 35 years of age was recovered from a well in Dhanva, Tivim, police said on Saturday.Colvale Police rushed to the spot after they received information from the control room that a body was floating in the well.
The body was fished out of the well with the help of the fire brigade personnel.
Sources informed that a stone was found tied around the waist of the woman.
“There were no injuries visible on the body which was highly decomposed. It appears the incident may have occurred at least six days ago,” a police official informed.
According to the post-mortem report, the cause of death cannot be ascertained due to the decomposition of the body. However, the viscera has been preserved for chemical analysis.
Police have registered it as an unnatural death.
Meanwhile, police are trying to find the identity of the woman. Incidentally, no missing report was filed at the Colvale Police.
“We are checking with other police stations whether any missing report was filed within their jurisdictions,” a police official said.
Colvale Police are conducting further investigations.
