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A young advocate daughter of an IAS couple was on Thursday found murdered at her rented flat in Mumbai, police said.
Pallavi Purkayastha (25), whose IAS parents stay in Delhi, was found in a pool of blood at her rented flat in 'Himalayan Heights' building at Wadala in Central Mumbai by her live-in partner Avik Sengupta (26), also a lawyer, ACP Praveen Salunkhe said.
"Pallavi's body has multiple stab injuries. The scene of crime indicates she struggled to save herself. When Avik returned home on Thursday morning at around 5:30 am, he found that the door was slightly opened. He went inside and found the blood-soaked body of Pallavi with the throat slit, following which he informed the police," he said.
Pallavi and Avik worked at different firms, police said.
The body was taken to nearby Sion hospital for postmortem, police said, adding that some CCTVs installed in the building were not functional.
"A person who knew Pallavi well might be involved in the crime," a police officer said.
Besides Avik, the watchmen of the building, liftman and hawkers in the area are being questioned by police.