Woman's body found near metro station, DCW notice to police

NEW DELHI: A highly decomposed body of a woman, believed to be around 30 years old, was recovered from the parking area of the Shastri Park Metro station in northeast Delhi, police said on Friday, adding that the body seemed to be three-four days' old.

Police said a passerby spotted the body lying in the parking lot which is connected to a jungle area.

"With the help of CCTV cameras and nearby residents, police are trying to ascertain if someone dumped the body at the spot or if it was a natural death," said a police officer.

The body has been sent for a postmortem.

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal issued a notice to Delhi Police on the matter and sought a copy of the FIR, details of accused arrested and a detailed report about action taken so far.

"The Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports of recovery of dead body of a woman. This is a very serious matter. In view of the above, please provide DCW a copy of FIR registered in the matter and details of accused arrested," Maliwal said in her letter to the DCP (northeast). pti