Chennai:
The decomposed body of a 24-year-old woman techie, who had been missing for over a week, was today found close to her office at the SIPCOT IT Park outside Chennai.
Uma Maheshwari, a native of Tamil Nadu's Salem district, was working with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at Siruseri since February 2013. She went missing on the 13th of this month after she left office in the evening.
"We have sent the body for post-mortem. Only after the report can we say anything. We have registered a case of suspicious death," Vijayakumar, District Superintendent of Police of Kancheepuram told NDTV.
A statement from TCS said Ms Maheshwari was "well liked by her colleagues and was someone her team leader could depend on", adding "this shocking incident is a sad reminder of the safety and security risks women face today."