Elderly woman found hanging in her house, jewellery missing

An elderly French national of Puducherry origin was found hanging from the ceiling of her house in Arumbathapuram village here today, police said.

Krishnaveni (79) used to stay alone. Her one son was in France while the other and a daughter are staying separately in the same village, a police official said.

When her domestic help knocked at the door this morning, there was no response. The woman's relatives were informed who broke open the door and found her hanging from the ceiling, the official said.

Gold jewellery worn by her were reportedly missing, police said.

Senior Superintendent of Police (law and order) Rajeev Ranjan visited the spot.
 

The body has been sent for post-mortem, police said.