Woman doctor's body with throat slit found in rented flat in central Delhi

The body of a 25-year-old doctor with her throat slit was found in her rented flat in central Delhi's Ranjeet Nagar area, police said Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Garima Mishra, a native of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, they said.

According to the landlord of the rented flat where Mishra stayed, she was supposed to take a bus to her hometown on Tuesday at around 8.00 pm. However, unable to reach her on phone, her cousin, who stays at Sheikh Sarai, rushed to her place.

Landlord Gautam Khurana said since the door was locked from outside, Mishra's brother asked him to break the lock.

Her cousin peeped into the room where he found her body with throat slit lying in a pool of blood on the floor, Khurana said. The light was switched off and the fan was on while her bags were lying on one side of the room, he said.

The duo saw the body, following which Khurana called up the ambulance and immediately alerted police about it at around 11.56 pm.

Khurana said Mishra stayed in a ...