A 52-year-old woman was found dead in Pant Nagar on Tuesday afternoon with hands tied and face covered. According to preliminary opinion of forensic experts, the victim was smothered till she succumbed. Cops have identified the deceased and have managed to obtain leads about the killer.

On Tuesday afternoon, Pant Nagar cops received information that a woman was lying unresponsive near a public library at Ashok Gawde Road. Cops rushed the victim to the Rajawadi Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival by doctors at 5.05pm.