Gurugram: A 34-year-old woman was found dead with her hands tied and her mouth and face taped inside the bathroom of her home in Daulah village near Sohna, Gurugram, on Friday.
The victim, identified as Neetu, was discovered by her husband, Prashant, a private school teacher, when he returned home from school with their children around 2 PM. Police said the house was found ransacked, raising suspicions of a possible robbery.
Husband Returns Home To Find Wife Dead
According to police, Prashant had left for school with his children on Friday morning. When he returned in the afternoon, he found household belongings scattered across the rooms. Suspecting something was wrong, he searched the premises and found his wife lying in the bathroom with her hands tied and her face and mouth covered with tape.
He immediately rushed her to a private hospital in Sohna, where doctors declared her dead.
Police Team Launches Investigation
A police team, led by ACP (Sohna) Mukesh Yadav and the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sohna Sadar police station, reached the scene shortly after receiving information about the incident. A Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team also inspected the crime scene and collected evidence.
Police noted injury marks on the body and stated that the exact cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination.
CCTV Footage Under Scrutiny
Investigators are examining footage from CCTV cameras in the surrounding area to identify the suspects, determine how they entered the house, what happened while the family was away and the possible motive behind the murder.
While the condition of the house points toward a robbery, police said it is not yet clear whether any cash or valuables were stolen.
Police said they were initiating the process of registering a murder case against unidentified persons based on statements from the family, and a further probe is underway.
(With Inputs From PTI)