The police recovered the body of a 36-year-old woman in a highly decomposed state from a room in the Bhiwandi city of Thane district in Maharashtra.
The police suspect the role of her live-in partner and a female friend in the murder and reportedly both of them are untraced.
According to the reports the police said that the woman might have been killed with her throat slit at least three-four days back.
The owner of the place where the deceased woman lived informed the police on Monday night about a foul smell emanating from the room which is located in Kongaon area.
An official told PTI, "Police broke open the door and saw the woman lying dead in the kitchen."
The deceased has been identified. As per neighbours, the victim was a divorcee who had been staying in the room for the last 11 months.
The police said that further investigation is underway.
