Lucknow, Nov. 4 -- A woman's body was found in a mango orchard in Bashahari, which is under the jurisdiction of Mal police station limits of Lucknow, on Monday, police said, adding their initial investigation suggested the possibility of sexual assault followed by murder.

Police were yet to identify the deceased till the last reports came in.

"The body has been sent for post-mortem to confirm the cause of death," police said in their official statement.

"A police team recovered a mobile phone and several crucial pieces of evidence from the site. The phone has been sent for examination to help identify the woman and trace those involved," said DCP North Gopal Krishna Choudhary.

Officers are trying to determine who she was, how she reac...