Woman Secretly Returns To Pune From UK. How Food Delivery Led To Her Body

A 34-year-old Indian woman who had been living in the UK was found dead in a rented apartment in Pune. Her family discovered her presence in India after tracking food delivery transactions linked to her bank account.
Why it matters
The case highlights the use of digital footprints and modern consumer data in missing persons investigations.
A 34-year-old woman, who returned to India from London without informing her family months ago, was found dead in a rented apartment in Pune - days after food delivery transactions alerted her family about her presence in India.Mugdha Deshmukh, a native of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, went to the UK in July last year to pursue an MBA. She lived alone and took up part-time jobs.According to the police, Mugdha's family had been in touch with her over phone calls and messages.However, on October 24, she was not responding to her family, and subsequently, her phone was switched off. Worried, her parents contacted her friend in London - who told them that she had last spoken to Mugdha on October 22 through messages.
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