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Crime
26-year-old woman found dead in locked Baranagar flat, murder suspected
✍️ The Hawk
🗓 11 Nov 2026, 03:45 PM
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A 26‑year‑old woman was discovered dead inside a locked flat in Baranagar, West Bengal, with authorities treating the case as a possible murder.
A 26‑year‑old woman was found dead inside a flat that was locked from the inside in Baranagar, a suburb of Kolkata in West Bengal. Police were alerted after neighbours reported a foul smell emanating from the apartment.
The flat's door was found bolted, prompting investigators to treat the incident as a homicide rather than an accidental death.
Law enforcement officials have opened a murder investigation and are collecting forensic evidence, but no further details about the victim's identity or possible motives have been released at this stage.
The flat's door was found bolted, prompting investigators to treat the incident as a homicide rather than an accidental death.
Law enforcement officials have opened a murder investigation and are collecting forensic evidence, but no further details about the victim's identity or possible motives have been released at this stage.