Missing MBA student found dead at friend's house in Indore; foul play suspected

A 24-year-old MBA student, missing for the past two days, was found dead on Friday (February 13, 2026) at her alleged boyfriend's house in the city with police suspecting that she was strangled to death.

While the male friend, her classmate, was untraceable, her father alleged that the man had tried to extort money from her by threatening to circulate her private photographs. The male friend is being treated as the main suspect, said police.

Dwarkapuri police entered the suspect's locked house after local residents complained of a foul smell. They found the woman's naked body inside, Deputy Commissioner of Police Shri Krishna Lalchandani told PTI.

The woman was pursuing a Master of Business Administration course at a city college.

She appeared to have died two days ago due to strangling, but the exact cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem, the DCP said.

Her family members had lodged a missing person's report at Pandharinath police station.

The alleged boyfriend, who lived in a rented accommodation, is being treated as the main suspect, the DCP said, adding, "We suspect the murder was committed due to a rift in their romantic relationship."

The woman's father stated that she left home on February 11, claiming she was attending a birthday party. "I identified my daughter's body from her socks," he said.

The suspect, who hailed from Mandsaur, had been trying to extort money from her by using her objectionable photographs, and had even shared them on her college WhatsApp group, the woman's father claimed.