Pune: The body of a 25-year-old woman was found in a water tanker in Hadapsar area here on Thursday morning. Police gave this information.

An official said that the deceased Kaushalya Chavan had left her house in Handewadi area a few hours ago.

He said the body was discovered by Purushottam Sasane, who provided water to housing societies in Hadapsar.

"On Thursday morning he filled the tanker, and on returning home he parked it outside his house. Around 10 am, Sasane took the tanker to a housing society. As the water flow was low, he climbed up And opened the lid, only to find a body inside,” the police officer said.

The official said the autopsy revealed the cause of death as 'drowning' and the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.