Police in Mumbai discover woman’s body stuffed inside a suitcase
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Mumbai (Maharashtra): Police in Central Mumbai’s Kurla discovered a woman’s body stuffed inside a suitcase on Sunday night.
At about 12.30 police were alerted about a suitcase lying abandoned on the CST Road at Shanti Nagar, news agency ANI reported.
The police immediately rushed to the spot and found a woman's body inside the suitcase.
‘The discovery was made after the police were informed around 12.30 pm about a suitcase lying abandoned on the CST Road at Shanti Nagar, where work for a Metro project is underway’ an official was quoted as saying.
Officials said that woman’s identity has not yet been established, adding that the body has been sent to autopsy.
Alongside, police are examining the surveillance footage from the area.
Judging by the woman’s appearance, who is wearing a T-shirt and track paints, police believe that she must be between 25-35 years of age.
‘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,’ they further said.
As the probe is underway for those involved in it, a case has been registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 302 (murder).