Ggm: Dead Kenyan woman was pregnant

GURUGRAM: The 26-year-old Kenyan woman, whose decomposed body was found in a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Sushant Lok-1 on Monday, was eight months pregnant, the post mortem report has revealed.

The police on Monday had found the woman dead and her alleged boyfriend hanging by the hook of a geyser in the bathroom of the PG facility.

Deepak Mathur, the forensic expert who conducted the autopsy at Civil Hospital, said, “The woman was found to be eight months pregnant. An injury to the head with a blunt object led to her death. There were injury marks all over the body and she was assaulted. A sexual assault cannot be ruled out. We have sent the vaginal swab and viscera samples to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Madhuban,” he said.

Police said the woman had come to India in August 2018 on an intern visa and worked with the primary wing of a private school. She did her internship at the school till August last year, after which she quit and started living in the PG accommodation with her boyfriend.

The police had found passports of both the deceased from the room, but no suicide note was recovered. The deceased man was identified as a Kenyan national, but the police are yet to ascertain where he was working.

The police said they are investigating if the couple had a tiff on February 15 when the deaths are likely to have taken place.

Usha Kundu, assistant commissioner of police, headquarters, said, “We have been informed by the doctor that the woman was eight months pregnant. We are yet to receive the post mortem report. A case will be registered.” The woman’s body was handed over to e officers from Kenyan embassy. The post mortem of man’s body will be conducted on Friday after completing legal formalities.