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Andhra IT professional found strangled in Seattle
Arpana Jinaga, a software professional from Hyderabad who was working with a major IT company in Seattle, was strangulated to death in her apartment in the wee hours of Saturday, an autopsy report has revealed.
- Agencies
- Published: 20:52 November 5, 2008
New York: Arpana Jinaga, a software professional from Hyderabad who was working with a major IT company in Seattle, was strangulated to death in her apartment in the wee hours of Saturday, an autopsy report has revealed.
James Sosik, investigator at the King County Medical Examination Office who conducted the autopsy, said that Arpana was strangulated to death in her apartment at about 3.30am on Saturday.
In the autopsy report, the cause of Arpana's death is listed as asphyxia due to ligature strangulation and the manner of her death as homicide. Preliminary police investigation has corroborated the report.
City police spokesperson Jim Bove said the front door of Arpana's apartment in Redmond Woodinville was forced open, shattering the door jam.
Signs of struggle
"There is indication of a physical struggle by the victim," Bove said.
Arpana, 24, lived alone in the apartment in Redmond, a suburb of Seattle. She worked with EMC Corporation in Seattle. Redmond police on Tuesday registered a case of homicide and launched a massive manhunt to nab the assailant.
They questioned a number of friends and work colleagues of Arpana along with those living in her apartment complex.
"We are in the early stages of this investigation and it will likely take several days before we have more extensive information." Bove said.
Arpana's body was found by the police in her apartment on Monday morning.
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