SURAT: The Surat district police on Saturday ordered an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old woman labourer and subsequent cremation of her body without a postmortem.
Body of the woman Bharti Rathod, who is the mother of a five-year-old child, was found under mysterious circumstance in the parking area of a house in Mota Kumbharwad area of Mandvi town on March 6.
The body was handed over to her family without a postmortem and was later cremated the next day.
The decaying body of Rathod was found from parking shed for the tractor at the residence of Kanubhai, a farmer.
“I have ordered an inquiry in the issue to find out why postmortem was not done. The family members did not level allegations hence police did not take steps that we normally take in criminal cases,” said Rupal Solanki, deputy superintendent of police, Bardoli town.
Multiple videos and photos of the body had gone viral on social media with some pictures indicating severe injuries marks on it.
Police informed that the woman had learning difficulties and used to go away from home often and return later.
“Rathod went missing on March 3 and her body was found on March 6. The postmortem was not done as the body was identified and it looked like she died naturally,” said D R Rao, police sub-inspector, Mandvi police station.
“Some local noticed dogs and pigs biting the body when they alerted residents,” Rao added.
Police claimed that the woman’s family did not wish to lodge a complaint so postmortem was not done.