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JE News Desk: A young woman who cracked the Maharashtra Public Service Commission's (MPSC) competitive test for the State Forest Services was found dead in the Pune district. The incident took place near Rajgad Fort in Velhe taluka of Pune district on June 18.

The deceased was identified as Darshana Dattu Pawar (26), a resident of Kopargaon in Ahmednagar district, police said.

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According to the police, Darshana was preparing for the competitive exams for the last few years and used to visit Pune for studies. Recently, she cleared the competitive exam to become the Range Forest Officer (RFO). She arrived in Pune on June 9 where a private academy felicitated Darshana for her success on June 11.

The deceased was living in the Narhe area of Pune. On June 12, she told her family that she left the place and going to Sinhagad Fort with a friend. But post June 12, both Darshana and her friend were not reachable. 

The families of the two filed a missing report with Pune City after failing to trace them. After the missing report was filed, the investigation was initiated. The last location of the two was Velha. On Sunday, Darshana’s cell phone was found at the foot of Rajgad Fort in Velha, after which her body was also recovered.

"A probe has confirmed that the body found near Rajgad Fort was of Darshana Pawar. A report for her was registered at Sinhagad police station on June 15. Her cellphone has been recovered," said Senior Police Inspector Abhay Mahajan, The Indian Express reported.

Meanwhile, police officers from Pune Rural police's Velha police station sent the body of Darshana for postmortem and a case of accidental death was filed. According to police, the body of the deceased was found in a partially decomposed condition. An investigation has been launched to determine to know Darshana's death. Pune city and Pune rural police teams are searching for her friend who is still missing.