BAREILLY: A decapitated and partially decomposed body of a 56-year-old woman advocate was found at her residence in Civil Lines area near the collectorate in Bareilly city on Sunday morning. The victim, Seema Sharma, lived alone and was practicing in the court here. Police have lodged an FIR under section 302 ( murder ) of the IPC against an unidentified person.Seema, a native of Badshahpur village in Amroha, was staying at a rented accommodation in Civil Lines area since 2005 after divorce with her husband Ramendra Kumar Sharma, who is a retired sub-inspector from Moradabad district . The couple’s 35-year-old son, Akash Sharma, who is a constable in Bareilly district lives separately with his wife. Seema is survived by her husband, son, an elderly mother and two brothers.Inspector general of police (IG), Dhruv Kumar Thakur, said, “Our team is investigating the case. The deceased woman was using three mobile phones and all of them were found missing from the house. We suspect the involvement of a close acquaintance. The body found was at least two-day-old.”Rajeev Kaushik, the woman’s younger brother, said, “She had disputes with her landlord Rajendra Kapoor, who wanted her to vacate the house. She had got a stay order from the court in the matter. My sister had also sold a piece of land three months ago for Rs 62 lakh but she never told us where she had kept the money. I met her last on August 11. Our mother Brahma Devi had called her around 8.30 pm on last Friday. Seema answered the phone but said she would call back. When my mother called her again around 10.30 pm, Seema’s phone was found switched off. All her phone numbers were kept switched off on Saturday. I went to her house along with my wife on Sunday morning and found the main door locked from outside and immediately informed the Kotwali police station.”Station house officer (SHO) of Kotwali police station, Geetesh Kapil, said, “After we broke open the main door and made our way inside the house, we found the woman’s decapitated body in one of the rooms. It has been sent for a postmortem. Based on the complaint filed by the deceased’s brother, an FIR has been lodged against an unidentified person.”Rajendra Kapoor, the landlord, said, “Seema had forcefully occupied the house and a case has been going on in the matter in the local court.”

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