Mangalore: Woman's Body Found in Building, Murder Suspected

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (VM)

Mangalore, Sep 2: In a suspected case of murder, the body of a woman was found at a half-constructed building near Felix Pai Bazaar, GHS Road here on Sunday September 2.

The deceased has been identified as Amuni, a resident of Kateel. She was around 45 years of age.

It is said that she was from a poor background and dumb, and used to collect scrap in the area. She had been taking shelter in the building for the last 20 years, doing odd jobs like cleaning and so on for neighbours.

It is said that she had married thrice, and had a relationship with a fourth man identified as Shravan.

She had two children by her first husband, who reportedly sold both the kids for money. She lived with him in Kateel before he passed away, and went on to marry twice again.

According to sources, on the night of the murder, Shravan allegedly was drunk and intoxicated with ganja, and had a quarrel with Amuni. In a fit of rage he is said to have hit her. Police are now on the lookout for Shravan who is absconding. 

Sources said that the construction of the building in question was stopped mid way due to some dispute. It may be mentioned here that the building is notorious for illegal activities like drug peddling, and last year in October, another murder had taken place on its second floor.

The murder is suspected to have occured on the night of Saturday September 1, and the incident came to light on Sunday morning.

A fingerprint expert who was at the spot told Daijiworld that there were injury marks on her head which indicate that she might have been hit with a heavy object.

DCP Dharmaiah, circle inspector Vinay Gaonkar along with sniffer dog squads rushed to the spot.

The body has been shifted to Wenlock for post-mortem.