Her family’s concerns over lost contact led investigators to a rented apartment in Gahunje. Medical findings were awaited in the reports reviewed.
Police found 34-year-old Mugdha Deshmukh dead in a rented apartment in Pune’s Gahunje area after her family raised concerns about being unable to contact her.
Investigators traced the address through information connected to online transactions, according to The Indian Express, which cited police officers involved in the inquiry. The cause of death had not been established in the reporting reviewed.
How the search reached Pune
Deshmukh, originally from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, had travelled to the UK for postgraduate studies. Her family remained in contact with her through calls and messages but said she became unreachable from October 24.
According to the police account, relatives subsequently learnt that she had returned to India in August without informing them.
Her family examined bank transactions showing payments to Indian online-service platforms. Police then checked delivery information associated with an order and identified the Gahunje address.
The financial records provided a lead; they did not explain the circumstances of her death.
Officers entered the apartment with local police
Officers from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar coordinated with police in the Pune area before entering the apartment.
The Indian Express reported that the door was locked from inside and officers used alternative keys to gain access. Police said Deshmukh had rented the property earlier in the year and begun living there after returning from the UK.
The reason she had not told her family about her return remained a matter for investigation.
Medical reports were awaited
Senior police inspector Devendra Chavan told The Indian Express that viscera samples had been preserved and medical reports were awaited to determine the cause of death.
Investigators were also examining phone records to establish the sequence of events before she was found.
Preserving samples for examination does not, by itself, establish poisoning or any other particular cause. The available information also does not justify classifying the death as suicide, homicide or natural death.
An earlier conversation remains part of the inquiry
A follow-up report said Deshmukh had asked her domestic help to stop coming because she planned to leave.
That detail forms part of the reported timeline. It does not establish her intentions beyond the conversation described, nor explain what subsequently happened.
The distinction is important while medical evidence and the surrounding circumstances remain under examination.
What remains unresolved
The reports reviewed leave the cause and precise time of death unconfirmed. They also do not establish why Deshmukh returned to India without notifying her family.
Further conclusions should depend on medical findings and confirmed police updates. Her living arrangements or level of contact with neighbours should not be treated as evidence of a mental-health condition or a motive.
