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Timeline: Body Of 34-Year-Old Woman Found Decomposed In Rented Bengaluru Flat (April 28, 2026)
Police found the decomposed body of 34-year-old Pooja Dutta in a rented Bengaluru flat. She was last seen on April 23, and investigators say death may have occurred around April 25, with no death note recovered and torn papers found inside the home. The autopsy will determine whether the death was suicide or murder, and all angles are being probed.
Why It Matters
Raises questions about safety in rented accommodation and the circumstances surrounding the death; authorities are examining all possibilities in a live investigation.
Timeline
3 Events
Body found; autopsy ordered
April 28, 2026
Police reached the spot, broke open the door, and found Dutta's body in a nude and decomposed state, lying in a pool of blood. No death note was recovered, though torn papers were found scattered inside the house, prompting suspicion that she may have died by suicide after locking the door from inside. The body was sent for post-mortem to ascertain the exact cause of death, and all angles are being probed.
Death likely occurred around April 25, 2026
April 25, 2026
Police indicated that death may have occurred two to three days earlier than discovery, with a preliminary suspicion that it happened around April 25, 2026.
Last seen on April 23, 2026
April 23, 2026
The landlady said Dutta had been living in the rented flat for the past three years and was last seen on April 23, 2026 when she went out to buy groceries.