Elderly woman found dead in Delhi

NEW DELHI - A 68-year-old widow who was staying alone in her west Delhi home was Thursday found dead under mysterious circumstances, the police said.

Sheila Devi was found dead after the police and her neighbours broke open the doors of her Ramesh Nagar home around 2.30 a.m.

‘Initial investigations suggest that it could be a case of natural death. There are some marks on her neck,’ said a police officer.

‘Investigations also point towards a property angle. But we cannot say it is murder before the post-mortem examination. The matter is being probed from all possible angles,’ the officer added.

There were no sings of ransacking in the house, the police said.

The police said her only daughter who is married and lives in Punjab has been informed about the death.