The basement pit, dug for the proposed mall, had been left open for months in a residential area without adequate safety measures

The election for the BJP’s next national president moved decisively towards closure on Monday with 37 sets of nomination papers being filed in favour of senior leader Nitin Nabin, 46, virtually clearing the path for his elevation.

A 20-year-old woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her husband’s house in Dudahi town here, police said on Monday.