Chandigarh, Dec 13 (PTI) The burnt body of an 18-year-old woman was found in a room constructed on a plot near her house in Punjab's Jalandhar district on Wednesday, a day after she went missing, police said.

The incident took place in the Mithu Basti area.

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The woman's parents had reported her missing. In their complaint, they said they searched for their daughter but could not find her, police said.

Her burnt body was found in a room constructed on a plot near her house on Wednesday, they said.

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The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and a case of murder has been registered in the matter, they said.

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