Pune woman secretly returned from UK; what she told domestic help before her death
A 34-year-old woman, Mugdha Deshmukh, was found dead in her Pune apartment after secretly returning to India from the UK. Police are investigating the circumstances of her death, noting that she had been living in isolation.
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The case highlights concerns regarding the safety and mental well-being of individuals living in isolation, as well as the complexities of international travel and missing persons investigations.
PUNE: “Leaving the flat and asked her to stop coming for work’ — these were the words 34-year-old Mugdha Deshmukh told her domestic help before she was found dead inside her rented apartment in Pune days later, after secretly returning to India from the UK.Deshmukh, a native of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, was found dead at a residential complex in the Gahunje area of Pimpri Chinchwad on Thursday.There were no visible injury marks on her body, police said.She had left for the UK in July 2025 to pursue an MBA and was believed by her family to be living in London. However, investigators found that she had returned to India in August without informing them.Neighbours told police that Deshmukh rarely interacted with other residents of the society.“She was living alone,” senior police inspector Devendra Chavan of Shirgaon police said.Her family had been in touch with her through phone calls and messages.
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