The deceased has been identified as Deep Sindhu, they said.
The police found Sindhu's body today near the Tanda Fatak on a railway line. It was then sent for postmortem, GRP sources said.
The woman hailed from Kapurthala and used to work at a hospital there, they added.
The reason behind the incident is not known yet, but the police is questioning the locals to get more information regarding the case, the sources said.