The body of an unidentified minor girl was discovered near a construction site in Maharashtra’s Thane city, police said on Sunday. A case of murder has been registered, and an investigation is underway, reported PTI.

According to an officer from the police control room, the girl’s body was found on Saturday afternoon near a road in front of a construction site in the Kasarvadavali area. She had a hood tightly wrapped around her neck, prompting police to suspect foul play behind the death.

The girl is believed to be between 15 and 17 years old, approximately four feet tall, and was wearing a green salwar-kurta with bangles on her wrists, the officer said, according to PTI.