Chandigarh, May 1 -- A 50-year-old woman died after collapsing during a late-night police check near the Sector 18-19 dividing road in Chandigarh. The victim, Chhaya, was a resident of Bapu Dham colony,Sector 26. Police said that the victim had pre-existing health conditions and that no force was used during the checking. "A post-mortem by a medical board has been sought to determine the exact cause of death," they said. According to police, a constable from Sector 19 police station on patrol duty noticed suspicious movement around 2.10 am on the intervening night of April 29-30. A man was seen pulling a rehri (cart) on the wrong side of the Sector 17-18 dividing road. When questioned, he claimed to be a vegetable vendor. The constable asked him to stop for checking, but the man fled before the officer could reach him. At the same time, three women were seen running towards Sector 18, while the man escaped towards the Press lights junction (Sectors 17, 18, 9 and 8). The constable attempted to follow the women but lost track of them. On returning, he found another woman near the cart, who had reportedly come back to collect her slippers. She appeared exhausted and out of breath. The constable asked her to sit while informing the police station to send an investigating officer around 2.25 am. However, as her condition deteriorated, a PCR team shifted her to Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16. Doctors said that the woman was brought dead around 3.18 am. SHO Sarita Roy of Sector 19 police station said that the woman was identified after her daughter, Kajal, approached the police. However, after identifying the body, family members alleged that she might have been manhandled and questioned the cause of death. Police have denied the allegation, stating that CCTV footage supports the constable's account.htc...