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Half-burnt bodies of woman, 2 kids found: Cops look into missing persons cases in Maharashtra, other states to determine deceased’s identities

"As part of the probe, we are now looking into all the missing persons cases registered across Maharashtra and other states, with profiles matching the victims in an effort to establish their identities. Dedicated teams are looking at this database." said an officer who is part of the probe. 

PUNE Rural Police, murder case, pune murder case, bodies of kids found, missing persons cases, missing persons cases in Maharashtra, Mumbai news, Maharashtra news, Indian express, current affairsPolice have said that on the front of the right hand of the woman, there was a tattoo of a heart shape followed by a heartbeat sign in the form of an ECG line followed by words mom and dad in english.

THE PUNE Rural Police, who are investigating the murder case involving the discovery of the partially-burnt bodies of a woman and two children near Pune–Ahilyanagar Highway, have expanded their probe to include missing persons cases from across Maharashtra and other states. Officials said they are examining cases with profiles matching the victims in an effort to establish their identities.

The Pune Rural police had on Sunday launched a murder probe after the partially-burnt bodies of a woman, estimated to be aged between 25 and 30, and two children — believed to be her own -aged around two and four years were discovered at Khandale village near the Pune-Ahilyanagar Highway close to Ranjangaon town in Shirur taluka in the morning. Initial findings by police suggested that the victims might have been murdered elsewhere and their bodies transported and set on fire at the spot where they were discovered.

“As part of the probe, we are now looking into all the missing persons cases registered across Maharashtra and other states, with profiles matching the victims in an effort to establish their identities. Dedicated teams are looking at this database.” said an officer who is part of the probe.

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The Pune Rural police had on Monday released details of the woman’s tattoos. The Initial probe and the autopsy has revealed the three were murdered by inflicting injuries to their heads before being set on fire to destroy the evidence. The detailed examination of the body of the woman has revealed that she had multiple tattoos. The woman was wearing a yellow sari with a floral design and was wearing a mangalsutra.

Police have said that on the front of the right hand of the woman, there was a tattoo of a heart shape followed by a heartbeat sign in the form of an ECG line followed by words mom and dad in english. The right hand also has the words Jai Bhim written in Marathi. On the back side of right hand there is a tattoo with the name Kartik in Marathi in addition to two heart signs with letters R and S written in those hearts and the name Rajratan in english. On the left hand there is a tattoo of floral design. Police have also said that DNA analysis tests have been sought as part of the investigation. Samples for the same have been collected by the forensics team.

 


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