Woman folk singer found murdered

Rohtak, January 18

The body of Mamta Sharma, a 40-year-old woman ‘ragini’ and ‘bhajan’ singer of the Kalanaur area in Rohtak district, was found lying in the fields near Baniyani, the native village of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, this evening. Villagers informed the police, following which a team of police and forensic officials rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem examination. A case was registered.

DSP Rohtash Singh said the throat had been found slit, but ornaments like gold bangles had not been removed, which indicated that it was not a case of loot. In a complaint lodged with the police on January 16, Mamta’s son Bharat stated that his mother had been missing since January 14 after she left home with her associate Mohit Kumar for an event. — TNS