A 67-year-old woman was found dead in her flat in Mulund West on Monday afternoon. Preliminary investigations show that the senior citizen was smothered by a pillow by an unknown person. Two cupboards were found open with personal items and documents lying strewn on the floor. The woman was still wearing her gold ornaments when her body was found.

The woman, identified as Rukshmani Damji Visariya, lived on the third floor of Trivedi Bhavan in Mulund. "She was living alone in the one-bedroom flat. Her elder son Mehul lived on the first floor of the building," said an officer from Mulund police station. "The woman has three sons. The other two lives at some distance from the woman's house," an officer added.