The 27-year-old woman’s Body was found locked outside her flat (Representational)

Hyderabad: 
A 27-year-old woman’s burnt body was found inside her flat in Hyderabad, while she was with her six-month-old son. The woman lived with her husband, an engineer, who was allegedly not there when the incident took place. The couple’s flat was also found locked from the outside. Adding to the suspicious circumstances of her death, were injury marks found on her body, separate from the burn injuries. The woman’s neighbours, who found her body, had also rescued her baby.

The neighbours, after discovering the woman Soumya’s body, and rescuing her baby, proceeded to call the police early in the morning to inform them of the incident.

The police, on conducting a preliminary investigation, have said that the incident took place at around 12.30 am today, whereas the woman’s husband, who is an engineer, had left home for work at 8.30 pm, Monday. It was not clear as to who had locked the flat from outside.

The police have ruled out suicide and have said that they suspect the incident to be a case of murder.

An FIR has been filed and a further investigation into the case has been launched by the Hyderabad police.

(With Inputs From ANI)