Dipika and daughter Hetal

The decomposed bodies of a woman and her eight-year-old daughter were found in a closed flat at Bhayandar (East) on Saturday evening. The neighbours had called the Navghar police after a foul smell had started emanating from the flat. The deceased have been identified as Dipika Kartik Sanghavi (29) and her daughter Hetal. The neighbours told the police that they hadn't seen the mother and child for around four or five days.