A 60-year-old lady was discovered lifeless beneath mysterious circumstances at her house right here in a suspected case of theft, police stated on Sunday.

The deceased has been recognized as Kamini Devi, who was working a grocery retailer at her house in Gwal Mandi space.

Police stated the incident got here to the sunshine on Sunday morning when the neighbors discovered the girl mendacity lifeless on the bottom ground.

Cantonment station home officer Rajwinder Kaur stated theft is suspected and there have been some indicators on the neck of the girl.

“We have registered a case of murder against some unidentified persons and our investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the death is still on,” she stated.

The lady’s niece Geetanjli Vij stated, “my aunt had been living with her son who went to Pathankot for some work on Saturday. When my aunt didn’t open her shop on Sunday morning, the neighbors got suspicious and informed the tenants on the first floor, who checked and found my aunt’s dead body lying on the ground.”

“The jewellery my aunt used to put on was additionally stolen. Many issues of the home have been discovered scattered. The Almirah in the home was additionally opened. It is suspected that somebody had killed my aunt after robbing the home,” she stated.