Kidnapped girl's body found after five days

Shillong, July 29 (UNI) Meghalaya police today recovered the body of a twenty-year-old girl who went missing for the past five days.

The body was found hanging in a furniture shop at Mawlai Mawdatbaki, a suburb of this city, police said.

Today's incident comes after the sensational murder of 25-year-old Darihun Lyngwi whose body was found in Mawlai.

The police are yet to find the murderers of Darihun although they have arrested two suspects and investigation into the case is still in progress.

The missing girl, identified as Istralin Kharbani, working at a tea shop nearby had gone missing from July 24 and was seen with a person near Mawlai Polytechnic on Monday last.

According to police investigation, the owner of the shop are flabbergasted as to how Istralin managed to get inside the shop as it was locked from outside.

Police said they are investigating the case to ascertain whether the girl was murdered or she had committed suicide.

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