The woman lived alone at the house, police said. (Representational)
A decomposed body of a 78-year-old woman was found in a flat at Rajendra Nagar in Mumbai's Borivali area, said police on Wednesday.
The woman has been identified as Sulochana Bhaskar Shetty.
Kasturba police took the body in their possession and sent it for postmortem.
A case has been registered under Accidental Death Report (ADR) and started further investigation.
Mumbai Police said, "Decomposed body of a 78-year-old elderly woman, identified as Sulochana Bhaskar Shetty, has been found inside a flat in Rajendra Nagar, Borivali area of Mumbai. The body has been sent for postmortem. Kasturba police have registered a case under ADR. Further investigation is underway."
According to the information received from the police, on Wednesday evening they got a call from neighbours about a foul smell coming from the house of the woman.
As soon as the information was received, the police reached the spot and the fire brigade was also informed. The door of the house was broken upon reaching the spot.
Police further said, "According to the information received from the people, the health of the woman was not good. The woman has a daughter named Reshma Biren Sanghraj. She lives in America." Police have contacted her.
Further details are underway.
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