The Malwani area in Malad West has witnessed two grisly incidents in the past 24 hours. In the latest case, the Malwani police on Thursday morning discovered the body of a woman in a semi-nude condition near Malwani church.  Police identified the body as that of a 46-year-old, who was reportedly a sex worker. Police said that after examining the incident and looking at the condition of the body, it is being speculated that she was strangled to death. After preparing the panchnama, the body was sent for post-mortem examination.

The woman, a resident of Charkop, is survived by her mother, brother, and a 13-year-old son. According to police sources, the body was found near the church area in an isolated place. Locals claim that people gather here at night to drink and consume drugs. Senior officials, including DCP Zone XI, Malwani Division ACP Nita Padvi, and Senior Police Inspector Shailendra Nagarkar, along with crime branch officials and forensic team visited the spot, examined the spot and collected crucial evidence from the scene.