Kolkata, June 9: A Geological Survey of India (GSI) officer was on Saturday found dead in her flat in Kolkata's Kasba area, police said.

"The dead body of Shila Chowdhury (56), was found from her flat in south Kolkata's Kasba at around 5 p.m on Saturday. The deceased had injury marks on the head. The rooms in the flat were in a ransacked condition," an officer from Kasba Police Station said.

The police said Chowdhury used to stay alone in the flat for the last few years.

The incident came to light on Saturday afternoon when a relative of Chowdhury came to meet her and found her in an unconscious state in the bedroom.

"The body would be sent for autopsy. We are also interrogating the relative and a few other inhabitants of the apartment in the case," the police added.

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Bengaluru, Nov 26: A woman from Assam was found murdered in a service apartment in Indiranagar locality on Tuesday, police said.

Maya Gogoi was allegedly stabbed to death by an acquaintance, Aarav, who hails from Kerala. He is at large, they said.

According to police, the suspect was also at the service apartment for the last three days with the woman, police said, adding that her body was partially decomposed.

CCTV footage of the apartment showed that the woman and the suspect arriving at the apartment on November 23. After killing her, he allegedly fled.

Citing preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said that the suspect allegedly remained in the apartment for an entire day after killing the woman.

A case of murder has been registered, police said, adding teams have been formed to nab the suspect.

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