Over a month after UK woman’s body found at Delhi house, murder probe launched

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By: Express News ServiceNew Delhi | September 23, 2025 05:50 AM IST 2 min readDoctors claimed that she had head injuries. Also, a police officer claimed that some of the facts of the case were found ‘inconclusive’ in the post-mortem report (Representative image)More than a month after an 85-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom was found dead at a house in Jantar Mantar— near the Janata Dal United’s office — the Delhi Police on Monday said that they have registered an FIR under the sections of murder based on the woman’s post-mortem report.According to the police, the incident happened on July 30 at Bungalow number 7 in Jantar Mantar, named the ‘White house’.The woman, Pawline Crowther, was found lying on the floor of the servant quarters of the white bungalow, a police officer said. She was married to an Indian.“Blood was seen near the woman’s body, found lying near the foot of a bed,” the officer added.The officer also claimed that prima facie, it seemed that the woman fell off her bed, injured herself and died of injuries.“No case was registered at that time and her body was sent for post-mortem,” a senior police officer said.However, about 15 days ago, the post-mortem report of the woman was released, which didn’t ascertain the cause of death to be ‘natural’.Story continues below this adDoctors claimed that she had head injuries. Also, a police officer claimed that some of the facts of the case were found ‘inconclusive’ in the post-mortem report.Based on the findings, the police registered a case of murder at the Connaught Place police station.“A case has been registered and is being investigated for foul play. As of now, the family hasn’t named a suspect,” DCP (New Delhi) Devesh Mahla said.The house, a police officer said, was ‘allocated’ to the son-in-law of the deceased, where she has been living with her son and daughter-in-law for several years. “Her daughter in law is a fashion designer and her son has a business. None of them were present at the house at the time of the incident,” a police officer claimed.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Connaught PlaceDelhi Police