Highly decomposed body of woman found at Vaitarna creek

Police have recovered a highly decomposed body of a woman from Vaitarna creek in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Saturday.

The body was found under a railway bridge in the creek area on Friday evening, the official of Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police said. ''The victim cannot be identified as the body is highly decomposed. It was sent to a government hospital for post-mortem,'' he said.

A case of accidental death has been registered at Mandvi police station and investigation is on, he added.