Woman found dead in resort

MACHILIPATNAM: A woman, who is believed to be 20 years old, was found dead in a resort at Manginapudi beach near here on Monday, and the police suspect the involvement of a man who checked into the room along with her, in the crime.
The Machilipatnam rural police said that the man, who could be about 25 years old, came along with the woman to Swarnandhra Resorts at the beach around 9.30 a.m. and sought a room for a changeover of dresses.
The man allegedly told the watchman, Govindaraju, that they came from Eluru for a visit to the beach.
The watchman reportedly provided the room for a payment. After a couple of hours, the man allegedly left the resorts by locking the room and after informing the watchman that he was going out to get something to eat.
When the man did not return the watchman grew suspicious and reportedly found the woman lying on the cot with her ‘chunni’ tied around her neck and the cot.
Case registered The police said that the woman was strangulated with hands, as evident from the nail marks on the neck, and the ‘chunni’ was used only to ensure that she was dead. They found the words “Mamatha 143 B. Raju” and “Vamsi My 2 Anjali” written with ‘mehendi’ on her left palm. A case was registered under Section 302 of the IPC.