Three mysterious deaths in three separate incidents were reported from Anandapur area in the southern part of Kolkata, according to police.
In the first incident, a bar dancer Shreya Verma, a resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, was found unconscious in a guesthouse near the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass on Monday and was rushed to a private hospital by her companion, where doctors declared her dead. Guesthouse staff said the duo had checked in on Sunday evening. Police are probing whether it was a drug overdose case, while awaiting post-mortem results.
In the second case, the mutilated body of a man, aged around 50, was found hanging from a tree of at a picnic spot in the Anandapur area on Monday. The deceased might be a vagabond, according to preliminary investigation by police.
Fishermen in the area alerted police after noticing a foul smell. Police also said while suicide is suspected, all angles are being explored.
In the third incident, the body of a woman was recovered from her residence at Adarshnagar in Nonadanga area under the jurisdiction of same Anandapur police station.
Police suspect suicide, but investigations are on. All three bodies have been sent for autopsy.
The police were probing the three mysterious deaths reported from the Anandapur police station area, an officer said on Tuesday.
Few days ago, two bodies were recovered from a water body at Nonadanga in Anandapur.