Police release CCTV footage of last time Krishna Chopra was seen alive

Police have released CCTV footage of the last time a woman they believe has been murdered was seen in public.

Toowoomba detectives have released CCTV of 61-year-old Krishna Chopra as they continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding her suspicious death in Crows Nest last month.

Krishna was last seen at a supermarket in a shopping centre on Highfields Road on Thursday, January 20.

She was later captured on CCTV at a hardware store on Ruthven Street, Toowoomba.

Police were called to her home on January 31 where she was located deceased.

Krishna Chopra died under suspicious circumstances.

Toowoomba Criminal Investigation Branch Detective Senior Sergeant Paul McCusker appealed for anyone who saw Ms Chopra alive in weeks and months before her death to make contact.

He added that the injuries she sustained have led police to treat her death as a homicide.

“We have engaged the services of the Homicide Investigation Unit out of Brisbane,” he said.

“It is currently here, assisting us with our inquires, mainly as to her movements on or about January 20-21.”

Krishna Chopra was found dead in her Crows Nest home in Park Road on January 31 after a friend made repeated visits but could not reach her.

Krishna Chopra’s Park Road home remains a crime scene.

It is understood she may have died up to ten days prior to the discovery.

Sgt McCusker declined to comment on whether police had identified a suspect.

“We are keeping an open mind,” he said.

Police are seeking public information from anyone who had contact with Krishna in their day to day lives.

This wagon was own of two vehicles Krishna Chopra owned.

In particular, detectives wish to trace her movements between January 20 and 22 and encourage members of the public who have not come forward to make contact and assist in this investigation.

Investigators are also appealing for anyone who was on Park Road, Crows Nest on January 21 to come forward to police as they may have relevant information which will assist investigators.

This includes anyone who may have seen the 61-year-old woman driving one of her two vehicles – a blue Toyota coupe or a white Toyota wagon.

Krishna Chopra also owned this coupe. Both vehicles were found at her home.

“Just putting her photograph out there might not prompt someone’s memory, but putting her photograph with one of those vehicles might,” Sgt McCusker said.

Police have canvassed the area extensively and examined the inside of Ms Chopra home and want to speak with anyone who played golf at the Crows Nest Golf Club on or around January 20-22.

“It doesn’t matter how small (your information is), we would rather know the information and decide whether it is something that could assist us then not ever know it or find out in six months-time,” he said.