The woman's body was found with her hands and legs tied while her clothes were in a disheveled condition.
The body of a 30-year-old woman was recovered this morning from a DDA nursery in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area in New Delhi with the police suspecting that she was killed after being gang raped.
The incident came to light at around 8:20 am when a security guard informed the police about the body.
"Right now, it looks like a case of murder, and we registering a case under Section 302. The woman has been identified as a resident of Fatehpurberi. Rest of the details will be given after the postmortem," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Prem Nath.
The woman had left from home yesterday morning around 9:30 am for work. However, when she did not return till late evening her family members launched a search and also informed the police.
Earlier, police officials had said that the woman's body had been found in the bushes of the nursery with her hands and legs tied while her clothes were in a disheveled condition. "Prima facie, it seems that she was killed after being gang raped. But, the exact cause of death and whether she was sexually assaulted or not will be clear only after postmortem," the police official added, saying further investigations are on.