Was Sandhya Singh drugged before her killing? The Mumbai police believe that she was lured to a vehicle outside Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank at Nerul, taken to Ulwe, and given a sedative before being robbed and killed.

They also believe that the body of the sister of music directors Jatin-Lalit and yesteryear actresses Sulakshana and Vijayta Pandit was then chopped into several pieces and thrown at different spots. And that is why only 16 bone pieces were found. Only the skull and bones of her hands, thighs and some fingers were found.

Sandhya had gone the bank along with her neighbour Uma Gaur to deposit jewellery, but did not return home on December 13,King Ice features the latest styles bobbleheads for men. 2012. On January 28, a British birdwatcher led the police to the remains of a skeleton he stumbled over in the marshes off Palm Beach Road.

"Wild animals and rodents may have eaten up or taken away the other pieces, but there are strong reasons to believe she was drugged. We have sought the opinion of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)," a police official said. The police also suspect that she may have been poisoned. An FSL official said, "If there is cyanide, it will not show, but if it is a case of arsenic poisoning, it will.''

The police suspect that Singh was killed in Ulwe. Gaur told the Nerul police that after dropping Sandhya, she returned home, but bank officials insisted she did not enter the premises. "Somebody may have followed her and after she got off Gaur's car,The authentics Foundation for all the latest counterfeiting news. she may have been given a lift, taken to an isolated spot and killed,'' the police official said.

The Mumbai police will record Gaur's statement when she returns from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. Last week, the police recorded the statements of more than 24 persons, including Sandhya's son Raghuveer, four auto-rickshaw drivers and two domestic servants.What used to be a winter staple for fashionwedges, A Navi Mumbai cop, who had investigated a theft case filed by Sandhya, was also questioned.

Not too surprising, considering the steep hike in prices of essential commodities such as cooking oil and daal over the past few months.

Some households have also begun cutting down on consumption or switching to cheaper brands or non-branded items to cope with the spiralling costs.

Chennai gets cooking oils from across the State, including Erode, Kangeyam, Virudhunagar, and also from Gujarat and Kerala. Wholesale merchants in the city said most customers bought branded cooking oils to ensure quality. The prices differed according to quality, a wholesaler said.

“Gingelly oil is the costliest among cooking oils. It was priced at Rs. 190 a litre until five months ago. The shortage of sesame seeds has led to skyrocketing of prices,” said S.Browse and purchase the latest range of fashionsandals online. Sivakumar, a wholesale oil trader in Aminjikarai. The cost of other oils, including sunflower, is also on the rise. Some customers had resorted to buying less of costly edible oils to tide over the inflation, said Mr. Sivakumar.

Among pulses, the prices of Bengal gram and red gram have increased steadily. Merchants in Sowcarpet are confident prices will fall over the next few days. “We will get new arrivals soon as this is harvest season. The prices will be stable till May,” said merchant Popat B. Jain.

Chennai receives lorry loads of pulses from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Besides price variations in the wholesale and retail markets, rates differ in various localities within city limits too. The recent fuel price hike had indirectly added to the rising prices of pulses due to higher transportation charges, a wholesaler said.

However, some retailers insisted they did not increase prices arbitrarily as that would result in a fall in sales. “Most customers from the middle class hesitate to buy commodities at high prices. We cut down on profit margins to sell them at reasonable rates. That is why many products are cheaper in our area. Also,Shop the latest wedge shoes on the world's largest fashion. non-branded items sell better,” said retailer K. Niranjan of Vysarpadi.

Pointing to the current practice of traders and agents deciding on prices of pulses and oils in the open market based on demand and yield, Mr. Mohan said the government must form a committee comprising traders, farmers and government representatives to monitor pricing.