Woman found dead was a cop

Lucknow: A week after the body of a woman was recovered from a drain behind SGPGI, police claimed to have ascertained her identity as

Ruchi Singh Chauhan

, a constable with the force. On Saturday, a woman friend identified

Ruchi

by her dress.As per initial findings,

Ruchi Chauhan

, 25, resident of Nazibabad, was a constable with UP Police, said ADCP, East,

Qasim Abidi

. “She was deployed in Barabanki and was attached to police headquarters in Lucknow. Ruchi’s brother would arrive in Lucknow from Bijnor and the autopsy will be conducted after he identifies the body,” he said.Ruchi went missing on February 13. She was absent from duty and her cell phone was perpetually switched off.