Nahan, Nov. 8 -- The body of an unidentified woman was found in the Ladu forest along the Nahan-Kumarhatti-Shimla National Highway 907A in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district on Saturday, triggering panic in the area.

The body, suspected to be two to three days old, was discovered by villagers after they noticed a foul smell emanating from the forest. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, probing both the possibilities of an accident and murder.

According to reports, villagers alerted former Banethi Panchayat deputy head Rajkumar Thakur about a foul smell emanating from the forest along the highway. Upon reaching the spot, he found a woman's body lying in the forest and immediately informed the Nahan Sadar police statio...