Teen girl strangled, stabbed to death in Thane; case registered

The police have registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC against unidentified people after a post-mortem revealed that there were ligature marks and stab wounds on the girl's neck.

Thane: A case has been registered against unidentified people for allegedly strangling and stabbing a 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a chawl in Maharashtra's Thane city four days ago, police said on Tuesday.

The body of Tejaswini Manoj Razak was found in a room of a chawl in Taricha Pada in the Kolshet area on the night of May 24, an official said.

The police on Monday registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against unidentified people, he said.

The case was registered after a post-mortem revealed that there were ligature marks and stab wounds on the girl's neck, the official said.

According to the police, the victim, who lived alone, was strangled and stabbed to death.

The Kapaurbawdi police are probing the case, he said.