ALUVA: A door to door sale girl who sells Ayurvedic medicine was found dead in mysterious circumstances. Joyce (19), a native of Kazhakkoottam and the daughter of Anthony Pillai and late Mary Shanthi, was found hanging. Her feet were grounded which raises suspicions of murder among relatives. She was an employee of SRS Ayurveda Distributors which is based in Kottayam. Joyce and her co-workers were staying at a rented house in Aluva, which was arranged by the company. The information about her demise was passed on to the relatives in Thiruvananthapuram by an employee of the company.

Joyce was working here as a Marketing Executive for the past 11 months. As she was promoted to the position of Junior Manager on Sunday, Joyce didn’t go to work yesterday. She was found hanging from a plank which was placed across berth. The relatives also allege that there is no need of a chair to tie a shawl to the plank. They added that Joyce was happy when she called on Sunday afternoon.

Inquest procedures were initiated in the leadership of Aluva CI Rajesh Kumar. The relatives of Joyce have approached the police requesting a post-mortem test by a police surgeon.