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THANE: A 70-year old woman was found brutally murdered with her throat slit in her flat at Bazarpeth area in Kalyan on Saturday late night.
The woman was identified as Hansabai Thakkar. She was living alone for the past few years after her husband’s death.
The reason behind killing is yet to be known.
The murder came to light on Saturday night when Thakkar’s daughter, who is married in same area, reached the flat as she was not responding to her calls.
When Hansabai's daughter opened the door, she found blood-soaked body of her mother lying in the room. The police were summoned and Thakkar’s body was taken to Rukminibai hospital where she was declared brought dead.