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At around 4.30pm, the police were informed about the body by an acquaintance of the woman who had come to the house after detecting a foul smell emanating from it, they added. The woman was identified as Maria Masih. She had shifted to the house one-and-a-half-month ago with her husband Suresh Mehra (29), Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said.
A hunt was launched to nab the husband, Biswal said, adding that the body was taken to AIIMS for postmortem.