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Beautician found unconscious in Indore hotel room, later declared dead

A beautician was found unconscious in an Indore hotel room after a man spent 40 minutes inside with her; police suspect death by hanging pending autopsy

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A shocking incident has come to light from Indore, where a beautician named Sonali Sharma died under suspicious circumstances at a hotel. She was found unconscious in room number 101 of the hotel and was rushed to hospital, where doctors declared her dead on examination. The incident has caused a stir in the area, and police have launched an investigation.

According to the preliminary police investigation, Sonali Sharma had arrived at the hotel earlier, and the hotel administration had given her room number 101 for some time. About an hour later, a pipe dealer named Deepak Khandelwal went into the same room. He was inside for nearly 40 minutes. When he came out, he told the hotel staff that Sonali was lying unconscious inside. Police said this is the information that was given to them. They are closely examining the movements of both Sonali and Deepak.

Hotel staff immediately moved Sonali to hospital, but doctors found on examination that she had already died. Once the news broke, police reached the spot and began their investigation. They are trying to establish the exact cause of Sonali's death. The preliminary assessment is that she may have died from hanging, but this is only an initial estimate; the actual cause of death will be confirmed only after the post-mortem report. Police say it would be premature to draw any firm conclusion until then.

Police have seized the hotel's CCTV footage for the investigation. The footage shows Sonali being taken to hospital in a car. Police are closely examining when she arrived at the hotel and how she was taken to hospital, as well as all these movements. Their focus is on establishing exactly what happened while Sonali and Deepak were in the room together. CCTV footage, statements from hotel staff and other evidence are being scrutinised. Police are trying to piece together the full sequence of events based on this evidence.

Police are currently searching for Deepak Khandelwal, who told hotel staff that Sonali was unconscious. His questioning is expected to bring out more details of the case. Police are investigating exactly what caused Sonali's death, what happened to her in the room, and whether anyone else was involved. The exact truth of the case will emerge only after the post-mortem report and CCTV footage have been examined. Until then, police have kept all possibilities open and continued their inquiry.

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