Chandigarh, August 05: A day after a 50-year-old woman was murdered in her first floor flat in SBI colony, Sector 42, the postmortem report has ruled out that she was raped.
Santosh Kumari, wife of an SBI bank manager, was found murdered on Monday afternoon with a live electric wire in her mouth. She was found in a semi-naked state, which made the police suspect that she might have been raped.
According to the postmortem report, the inside of her mouth was badly burnt due to the electric shock given to her. The police said she died due to electrocution.
However, the report has not mentioned the exact cause of death — it will be clear only after the chemical examination of the viscera samples, the police said.
The possibility of attempt to rape has also been ruled out in the postmortem report, which make it a rare and mysterious case of murder
There were no major signs of ransacking in the house, and the police is unclear about establishing robbery as the motive. The police are now probing if the family had any prior enmity.
The postmortem report has also ruled out strangulation as the cause behind death, though there were injury marks on her wrist, thigh and neck.
The police said the electric wire was put in the victim’s mouth with precision. The wire was pulled out from the air-cooler, peeled off to remove its insulation and then connected to a socket.
“It could only be the work of an expert, who knew how to give shock that could cause death,” a senior police officer said.
The wire was still connected to the socket when the police reached the spot, the police said.
Investigation have revealed that the accused sustained injuries during the scuffle with the victim. A blood-stained cloth of the accused has been recovered from the spot, a police officer said.
Meanwhile, the police interrogated various people on Tuesday. Till yesterday, the needle of suspicion was on the milkman, as he was hired only two days ago. However, his involvement in the crime was ruled out.
The milkman, Malaggar Singh, reportedly told the police that he went to the flat at 10.30 am, rang the doorbell, kept the milk can outside the door and went upstairs as usual. After supplying milk to the flats upstairs, he returned and took the empty can.
“Both the times the door was locked from inside. I took the empty can and returned,” he reportedly told the police.
The police also questioned the electrician, cable operator, domestic help, security guard, gardener and other people who visited the house regularly.
“The motive is still unclear, but it’s clear that the victim was electrocuted,” Chandigarh SSP S S Srivastava said.
The body is yet to be handed over to the family of the victim.
–Agencies