India, May 25 -- A 27-year-old woman died after allegedly choking on a piece of chicken, at a resort in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police officials said on Sunday, adding that her death is being investigated to determine the exact cause to rule out any foul play.

The incident took place on May 23, after the woman checked into the resort with her boyfriend, PTI news agency quoted inspector Vijaya Goswami of Kelwa police station as saying.

The officer stated that while dinner the woman began to gasp for breath and collapsed. She was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead. Her body has been sent for a post-mortem and an accidental death case has been registered while the police await the results of her autopsy.

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