Woman found dead in Ludhiana, police suspect murder

A woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her home in Partap Nagar area on the outskirts of Ludhiana city today, with the police suspecting she was killed.

Nidhi, 32, is believed to have died between 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM, when she was alone at her home on Ludhiana-Chandigarh road, police said.

Her husband Varinder Arora, an accountant by profession, was at work, and their daughters Angel (8) and Ananya (2) were at school.

Nidhi's body was discovered by her elder daughter, after she returned from school. The main gate of the house was open. When her elder daughter opened the door of the bedroom, she found her mother lying on the floor, police said.

Police said the wrinkled bedsheet in the room suggested that the woman had struggled with the killers, police said.

Nidhi's mother-in-law Neelam lives in the same area with her younger son Neeraj Arora. She said Nidhi used to pick her younger daughter daily from the kindergarten school, located two streets away at 12 pm. But today she did not go.

Arora said he received a phone-call from the school around 12:30 PM that Nidhi had not reached the school yet.

"After that, I repeatedly tried to call Nidhi but she didn't respond. Then, I called mother to pick up the daughter from the school and check why Nidhi was not answering calls," he said.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajveer Singh Boparai said there was no injury mark on Nidhi's body.

An investigation is underway.