Charred body of Thai woman found in Surat flat

NE NEWS SERVICE

SURAT, SEPT 6

The charred body of a Thai woman was found in a flat in Magdalla area of Surat in Gujarat, police said on Sunday.

Neighbours of the woman, identified as Mimmi, found flames emanating from her second-floor rented flat in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, an official said.

“The door of the flat was locked inside. Her body has been sent for post-mortem to ascertain whether it was murder or suicide,” Assistant Commissioner of Police AK Varma said.

Neighbours said a woman had visited the deceased at around 8:30 pm on Saturday.

Varma said more information was being collected about the victim from Thailand and CCTV footage of the street, which is part of a containment zone, was being checked.