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The body bore ante-mortem injuries, meaning they were inflicted before death, said Dr T Krupal Singh, HOD of forensic medicine at Gandhi Hospital, who led the forensic team. The body bore no signs of a struggle, indicating it was chopped after the victim fell unconscious, the experts said, adding that if Maruthi was conscious, there would have been marks or injuries indicating some resistance. The post-mortem examination itself took about two hours, much longer than it would in any regular case. “The murder could have occurred at least 36 hours ago, and a sharp weapon was used to chop the body. The viscera has been sent for forensic analysis and bones were preserved for DNA profiling,” said Dr Singh..