Etawah (UP), Sep 7 (PTI) The mutilated body of a retired woman teacher, who went missing two days ago, was recovered from a 20 feet deep ditch in the Sadar Kotwali police station area here on Thursday, police said.

The woman was identified as Arifa Khatoon (66), a resident of Naurangabad locality, whose missing complaint was lodged by the family members at the police station on Tuesday.

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Superintendent of Police Kapil Dev Singh said that the body was recovered from the ditch near Bhola Sayed mazar.

According to police, the deceased had retired from a primary school in 2019 and was living alone in her house.

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Neighbours said that she had left her house on Tuesday saying that she had been called to the school.

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