The body of a woman, who was brutally murdered, was found stashed in a drum of water in her house at Bandra (East) yesterday. The incident came to light when her landlord and his wife went to her house to enquire about her well-being, since she hadn’t been seen for two days. The landlord, Jaisingh Babulal Baghoria, then informed the Nirmal Nagar police about the discovery.

Reema Sheikh would go to her landlord’s house every day to watch soaps

The deceased, Reema alias Nazmeen Sheikh (19), stayed with her husband Dalim aka Muktalim Sheikh (22) in a small apartment in a building on Khatikwadi plot in Bandra. The landlord stays in the same building.

He said, “She used to come to my house to watch TV soaps every day. But for the past two days, she hadn’t shown up. That’s why I asked my wife to check on her.”