{
  "id": 3707887,
  "title": "Maharashtra Crime: 30-Year-Old Woman's Decomposed Body Found Inside Locked Palghar Flat, Husband Missing; Probe Underway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/maharashtra-crime-30-year-old-womans-decomposed-body-found-inside",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:44:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-crime-30-year-old-womans-decomposed-body-found-inside-locked-palghar-flat-husband-missing-probe-underway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Maharashtra's Palghar district, a tragic incident has come to light involving a 30-year-old woman, Pooja Mishra, whose decomposed body was found inside her locked home. According to reports, Pooja's brother, Pradeep Kumar Mishra, had been trying to contact her since August 22, but her phone remained off. Upon her brother's arrival on the 24th, he discovered the house locked and was repulsed by a strong odor emanating from inside. Police were subsequently alerted, and they broke into the flat, finding Pooja's decomposed body in the bathroom. The body was sent for a post-mortem examination, and an Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered. Pooja's husband, Chandan Mishra, is currently missing and unreachable, raising suspicion among investigators. The exact cause and circumstances surrounding her death remain undetermined as the police continue their investigation.",
  "summary": "A tragic incident has come to light from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, where a 30-year-old woman was found dead in a decomposed state inside her home. The incident came to light after her brother, who had travelled from Surat to check on her, found the house locked and noticed a foul smell coming from inside. According to a Times of India report, the deceased woman was identified as Pooja…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "‘I don’t know what to tell our 7-year-old daughter’: Husband of S’pore woman missing in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/i-dont-know-what-to-tell-our-7-year-old-daughter-husband-of-spore",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}