Uttarakhand: Magisterial inquiry ordered into woman’s death at Mussoorie homestay

Uttarakhand authorities have initiated a magisterial inquiry into the death of a 27-year-old woman, P Radha Gayatri, who was found unresponsive at a Mussoorie homestay on June 15. The woman hailed from Visakhapatnam, and preliminary postmortem results were inconclusive regarding the cause of her death.

An FIR has been filed at the Mussoorie police station under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to murder. This action follows a complaint lodged by the deceased's father, who suspects foul play. The husband, Charan Somayajulu, is currently being questioned by the police.

According to preliminary reports, the couple, both IT professionals who married in November 2025, traveled from Delhi to Rishikesh on June 13. They checked into the Kiyana Homestay on the Mussoorie–Dhanaulti road late on June 14. The husband stated that they consumed alcohol before retiring to their room early on June 15 and that he later discovered his wife bleeding from the nose.

Officials reported that the woman was found naked on the room floor. Bloodstains were observed on the bedsheet, and two empty liquor bottles and food items were recovered from the scene. Viscera samples have been preserved for forensic and toxicological analysis. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate's office has requested the public to submit any relevant information or evidence by July 17.