Mumbai physiotherapist raped and murdered, police yet to catch accused

In a yet another case of crimes against women, a 25-year-old physiotherapist was found raped and murdered at her residence in Vile Parle, Mumbai early on Tuesday. Two people have been arrested in connection to the case, reports Mumbai Mirror. The Indian Express report says that the Vile Parle police registered a case under sections 302, 376, 377 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code. The police says that victim was strangulated by a pair of jeans and that the place had been set on fire. [caption id=“attachment_3055646” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] The Mumbai Mirror report stated that the police reached the spot at 4.30 am after neighbours alerted the victim’s parents of the smoke emanating from her room, which was the first floor of the building. The victim’s parents lived on the ground floor. The post-mortem report by Cooper Hospital came out at 9 am on Tuesday. “She was sexually assaulted, hit on the head, and then strangled. The murderers tried to set her body on fire,” Mumbai Mirror quoted one of the doctors on the condition of anonymity. According to a Mid Day report, the victim had gone out for a birthday party at a restaurant close to her home at around 8 pm on Monday, and reached home at around at midnight. The murder might have taken place before 3.30 am on early Tuesday, states a Hindustan Times report quoting the cops. The police are now looking for CCTV footage to get a breakthrough in the case. The police are suspecting the hand of her friends in the incident and are currently questioning them, the Mid Day report added. The victim was also robbed of some cash and gold.