Woman's body found in Mumbai's Mahim Creek, police and forensic team probe death

The body of a young woman has been found in Mahim Creek in Mumbai. It has been said that the woman had jumped into the creek. The body has been taken to Cooper Hospital for a post-mortem.

Local residents of Mahim grew suspicious when a foul smell suddenly began coming from the creek area, and they called the police. The police and a forensic team have reached the spot.

The police's initial estimate is that the woman may be between 27 and 30 years old. She has not yet been identified. To confirm her identity, Mumbai Police are rapidly checking records of missing persons registered at all nearby police stations.

The police are investigating whether it is a murder or a suicide. They are looking into both possibilities, that is, whether the woman took her own life by jumping into the creek or something else happened to her. CCTV footage from the area is also being examined in this connection.

Mumbai Police and the forensic team inspected the spot and collected evidence from there. The body has been sent to Cooper Hospital for a post-mortem. The exact cause of death will emerge only after the post-mortem report arrives.

For now, the information available is that the body was found in Mahim Creek, her age has been estimated at 27 to 30 years, and the work of identification continues. The police say that until the cause of death is clear, the investigation will continue on both the murder and suicide angles. As soon as the woman is identified, an attempt will be made to inform her family. Until then, the police are keeping watch on the list of missing persons and the CCTV footage.