Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 14:45 IST
A 20-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree at the Chhatarpur residence of Congress MLA Chandarani Surendra Singh Gaur’s son, Abhiyant Singh Gaur.
A representative image for a crime scene (PTI)
The body of a 20-year-old woman was found hanging on the premises of the residence of a Congress MLA’s son in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur.
The incident was reported on August 25, and the deceased woman was identified as Sapna Raikwar, who had been working as a domestic help at the bungalow for several years.
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According to the details, Sapna’s body was found hanging from a tree at the bungalow of Abhiyant Singh Gaur, son of Congress MLA Chandarani Surendra Singh Gaur.
The police arrived at the spot as soon as they received information about the incident, and found injury marks on the face of the woman.
Initial probe suggests the woman died by suicide. However, an investigation into the case was launched.
Meanwhile, Abhiyant Singh Gaur has stated that he was outside Chhatarpur when the incident occurred.
The police have collected the CCTV footage from the bungalow, and further probe was underway.
In a separate incident, the decomposed body of a 22-year-old woman, reported missing since August 21, was found in Delhi’s Dabri area, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying.
According to police, the woman was identified as Roopa, from 40 Foota Road.
“She had left home around 10.30 pm on August 21 while speaking to someone on the phone,” the official said.
On Saturday, locals informed police about a decomposed body in the area. Upon receiving information, a police team reached the spot.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Roopa had earlier worked as a domestic help but had been unemployed for the past three months.
Her mother lodged a missing report stating that her daughter had been missing since the night of August 21, police said.
The body had been sent for a post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death.
Police said CCTV footage from the locality was being scanned to trace Roopa’s last movements and identify the person she was speaking to on the phone before going missing.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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