New Delhi:
A decomposed body of a woman was on Wednesday discovered near the doctors' hostel of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash hospital in New Delhi. Police suspect it to be a case of murder.
The recovery of the body of this woman, who was in her late twenties, comes a day after another woman, who belonged to Rohini, was found murdered near Nehru Place Metro station in south Delhi.
A senior police official said they received a call around 2 pm after a security guard in the hospital spotted the body in a bush near the hostel within the hospital campus.
A crime team and forensic experts collected samples from the spot after cordoning off the area.
The body has been send to hospital's mortuary for identification.
"The body was decomposed. It was lying amid garbage. The body bore several injury marks. She could have been raped and killed. We are awaiting post mortem report to ascertain the cause of death and whether she was sexually assaulted," he said.
In the Nehru Place case, police said a murder case has been registered.
"We have identified her. She is 22 years old and is a resident of Rohini. Further investigations are on. Post-Mortem has been conducted," police said.