Gorakhpur: Body of a woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a field along a roadside in Gorakhpur’s Jhagha police station area on Thursday morning, police said. The body was discovered in a partially unclothed state, prompting investigators to probe possibility of sexual assault and murder.Police and forensic experts reached the spot, collected evidence and sent the body for post-mortem examination. The woman has not yet been identified, and police have sought assistance from neighbouring districts to establish her identity.During a search of the area, investigators recovered a lower garment, a pair of slippers and a mobile phone from a short distance away from the body. The items recovered are being examined for clues.Police said a mark was found around the woman’s neck, raising suspicion that she may have been strangled. Investigators are also examining the possibility that she was sexually assaulted before being killed, though officials said the exact cause of death and any evidence of sexual assault would be confirmed only after the post mortem report is received.Investigators suspect the woman may have been killed elsewhere and her body later dumped in the field. The mobile phone recovered from the scene has been seized and is being analysed to trace her identity and contacts.SP North Gyanendra Kumar said police are investigating all possible angles.CCTV footage from nearby areas, surveillance inputs and other technical evidence are being examined. He added that no visible external injury marks were found during preliminary inspection of the body.
