Police probe death of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar woman in Gahunje rented flat
The death is being investigated as an accidental death case while viscera samples are examined; the cause is not yet known.
Key points
- A 34-year-old woman, Mugdha Deshmukh, was found dead in a rented flat in the Lodha Belmondo complex in Gahunje, Pimpri-Chinchwad, on Thursday, 29 October 2026, according to police.
- Police said there were no visible external injury marks. Her viscera has been preserved and sent for examination to establish the cause of death.
- An accidental death report has been registered at Shirgaon police station, and further investigation is under way.
- The case concerns a resident's death in a rental unit. It is not a construction, delay, sale or possession dispute, and no project-level action has been reported.
A 34-year-old woman from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was found dead in a rented flat in the Lodha Belmondo residential complex in Gahunje, Pimpri-Chinchwad, on Thursday, 29 October 2026, police said. Senior Inspector Devendra Chavan of Shirgaon police station told reporters that officers reached the flat, entered with the help of a keymaker, and found her inside. Some accounts give the discovery day as Wednesday, 28 October.
What the police have said so far
The woman, identified in reports as Mugdha Deshmukh, had gone to the United Kingdom in July 2025 to study for an MBA. Police said she returned to India in August 2025 without informing her family. She had rented the Gahunje flat in April and moved in after coming back from the UK, Mr Chavan said. Her family became concerned when they lost contact with her and approached the Indian authorities and the Indian High Commission for help.
The family's search, as described by police, included a check of her bank statements by her father. He noticed several transactions between 8 and 25 October on food delivery and online service platforms. A friend of hers in London told the family that her last message to them was on 22 October. On 26 October, UK authorities informed the family that she had left the country in August.
Police said there were no visible external injury marks on the body. Her viscera has been preserved so that the exact cause of death can be determined. The police have not yet confirmed a cause of death.
What it means for buyers and residents
The reports do not link the death to the building itself. The complex is developed by Lodha, and the case concerns a resident's death in a rented unit. It does not involve a construction delay, a sale dispute, a possession issue or a regulatory breach by the developer. No comment from the developer on the death has been reported.
For tenants and owners in large complexes, the case is a reminder of the usual steps. Landlords and tenants should keep rental agreements, police verification records and emergency contact details current. Where a tenant has been out of contact with family for a period, relatives can alert the local police station and the building's management, who can then arrange for entry under police supervision.
What happens next
Police have said that the investigation into the circumstances of the death is continuing. The cause of death will be confirmed only after the medical examination of the viscera samples. No date has been announced for the medical report or for any further step in the case. Readers should treat the cause of death as unknown until police or the medical authority confirms it.
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