A half-charred body of a woman, aged around 25 years, was found today in a forest near Loni town of the district, police said.
The upper part of the body was burnt and the face was disfigured to conceal identity of the woman, Superintendent of Police J. K. Shahi said.
The woman was believed to be strangled somewhere else and the body was later brought near Banthla area in the jungle, Shahi said.
The corpse was burnt in the jungle, the SP said adding the body had been sent for post-mortem.