Ballia, March 23 -- The body of a woman was found hanging from a tree at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Sunday, with her hands tied, police said.

Officials have launched an investigation, and four teams have been formed to probe the incident.

"Today, at around 7.30 am, a call was received on Dial 112 regarding the body of a woman found hanging from a tree in front of her house in Sariya Gulabpur village. The hands of the deceased were tied," Ballia Superintendent of Police Omvir Singh told ANI.

He said that the woman had been alone at home for the past two days as her parents went to Lucknow.

Upon receiving the information, local police, area officers, ASP, field units, and other investigation teams reached the spot. ...