Goa, July 2 -- The myste rious death of a Karnataka man holidaying in Goa has taken a dramatic turn, with Calangute police launching a search for a woman who allegedly spent several hours with him before he was found dead at a resort, his gold chain missing and the cause of death remain ing inconclusive. Investigators suspect the woman, who reportedly befriended the victim at a casino before accompany ing him, may have admin istered a substance that led to his death. She has since disappeared and is current ly untraceable.

The deceased, identi fied as Sandeep Salayam, was found unconscious at around 10 pm on Tues day after police traced his switched-off mobile phone to a resort in Calangute. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors dec...