On Saturday morning, the women was found unresponsive at her house and was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead
The woman's body has been sent for post-mortem, and a case of accidental death was registered. Representational Pic
A 63-year-old woman passed away a month after mistakenly ingesting disinfectant, believing it was cough syrup, in Thane district, Maharashtra, police reported on Monday.
The woman, Usha Ghosalkar, died at her house in Nilje village of Dombivli East on Saturday, an official said, reported news agency PTI.
"Ghosalkar allegedly consumed a toilet cleaning liquid, mistaking it for cough syrup on the night of April 23, and soon after, her health deteriorated, and she was rushed to a hospital," the official from Manpada police station said, reported PTI.
An official stated that she remained under treatment at a hospital until May 6 and was discharged after her health improved.
On Saturday morning, she was found unresponsive at her house and was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead, the official said.
Her body has been sent for post-mortem, and a case of accidental death was registered, he said, adding that a probe is underway.
In another case in Thane district, police said on Monday that a 62-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane city was allegedly duped of more than Rs 1.4 crore by two persons who lured him to invest in a gold trading scheme.
Based on a complaint, a case has been registered under section 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, said an official from the Wagle Estate division.
He said the alleged fraud took place between April 11 and May 19.
The complainant, a consultant, has alleged that the accused convinced him to invest in a gold mining and trading scheme, promising a fixed monthly income from mining and 15 per cent returns from gold trade, the official said.
He said the complainant transferred more than Rs 1.4 crore into various bank accounts as directed by the duo, but did not receive any returns.
The official said that when the complainant contacted the duo for updates on his investment, the accused avoided his calls and did not provide a clear response.
"We are probing the financial trail and attempting to trace the accused through digital and bank transaction records," the official added.
(With PTI inputs)
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