Srinagar, Jan 22: In a shocking incident, the body of an elderly woman with a slit throat was found inside her house in the Mud Bagh area of Nowshera, Srinagar, on Thursday.
Officials told news agency Kashmir News Corner (KNC) that the deceased has been identified as Rashida Begum, wife of Lateef Ahmad Gangoo, a resident of Mud Bagh area of Nowshera in Srinagar.
The body was initially brought to SKIMS as unidentified after the woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Soon after the identification, police teams reached the area and initiated legal and medico-legal formalities. The body was taken up for post-mortem examination at SKIMS Soura to ascertain the exact cause of death.
Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident, while further details are awaited.—(KNC)
