Raiganj: On Monday, the body of a 30-year-old woman ,identified as Soni Khatun, was found hanging from a tree in a forested patch near her house in Kahonai village in North Dinajpur district.
Relatives of the deceased have claimed that Soni might have been killed and then hanged by miscreants.
A senior officer of Chakulia police station confirmed that the body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation has been formally instituted to ascertain the cause of death.