Mangalore: Woman from Kerala found dead in hotel room, murder suspected
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (DV)
Updated
Mangalore, Jan 17: In a suspected case of murder, a woman from Kerala was found dead in a hotel room here on Friday January 17 morning.
The woman has been identified as Alikutty (70), wife of Thomas.
It is suspected that she was murdered many hours ago, as body was partly decomposed.
Police sources said that she had come with a man on January 14 at around 3 pm and booked a room in the hotel.
On Friday morning, when the hotel staff went to the room to ask whether they wanted to continue their stay, the room was found locked. Suspecting that something was amiss, they got the room opened and found the woman lying dead.
The man who had come with her is suspected to have locked the room and left without being noticed.
The woman is said to be from Alakode in Kannur, Kerala.
Bunder police rushed to the spot and investigations are on.