Thane, Apr 19 (PTI) Unidentified persons strangled a woman and dumped her body on the roadside in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday.

The woman, in her early to mid-30s, was found dead in the Thakurgaon area of Bhiwandi on Friday, an official said.

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He said the deceased woman's identity is yet to be established.

After preliminary investigations revealed that the woman had died of strangulation, a case of murder was registered at Kongaon police station, he said.

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The official said the body has been sent for post-mortem, and efforts are underway to identify the victim.

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