Body of woman found near canal in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district

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The body of a 55-year-old woman has been found near a canal at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Thursday.

She was missing since Tuesday, they said, adding that the body was sent for post-mortem.

In a separate incident, a married woman committed suicide by consuming poison at a village under the Jhinjgana police station in Shamli district, the police said.

Circle officer Prashant Kumar said the body has been sent for post-mortem.

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