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Mumbai: The official said that an unidentified body of a woman was found stuffed in a suitcase in Kurla in central Mumbai on Sunday. According to the Mumbai Police, the discovery of the body was made after the police were informed around 12.30 pm about a suitcase lying abandoned
An official said that on Sunday, Mumbai Police received information about a suitcase lying abandoned near the barricade on CST Road in Shanti Nagar, where the Metro project work is going on. The police reached the spot and found a woman’s body inside the suitcase, the official said.
On receiving information about this incident, the police reached the suspicious suitcase and searched it suspecting that it might contain explosives. However, when the bag was opened, a woman’s body was found inside the suitcase. The woman was wearing a T-shirt and track pants and her body was completely packed inside a suitcase. The body was sent to a civic hospital for autopsy, police said, adding that the woman’s identity is yet to be established.
Sources also claimed that they have not yet received any information about who the woman is, where she came from and where she lives. They said, “The woman has not been identified yet, but looking at her body, it is being estimated that her age could be between 25-35 years, the woman was wearing a T-shirt and track pants.”
Apart from this, the police is also checking the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area. Crime branch team is investigating the case . Kurla police have registered a case against an unknown person under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder) and destruction of evidence. The people who murdered him are being searched.
Apart from Mumbai Police, the Crime Branch team is also investigating this matter. Apart from their own investigation, the police are also checking with the Missing Persons Bureau to determine if there are any recent complaints of missing women that could help in identifying the woman.
