Woman's body found stuffed inside suitcase in Ghaziabad, probe on, say police
The body of a 25-year-old woman was found stuffed inside a suitcase in Ghaziabad's Loni border area early on Tuesday morning, police said. 'The suitcase was found on the canal road that goes from Behta Hajipur to Banthla,' said Ajay Kumar Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ankur Vihar, Ghaziabad.
Police said they received the information around 7:30 am at the control room. A team then reached the spot along with the field unit, said the ACP. 'First, we collected all the necessary evidence from the spot and then opened the suitcase. Inside the suitcase, we found the body of a woman, aged around 25, wearing vermilion and toe rings,' the ACP added.
Singh said they have sent the body for a post-mortem. 'We are making all necessary efforts to identify the woman. We will soon nab the accused,' he added.
A senior police officer, part of the investigation, said blood oozing out of her nose appeared fresh, indicating she was killed in the late hours of Monday. Since there were no wounds on the body of the woman, the officer said, she could have been suffocated to death or poisoned. 'The exact cause would be clear after the post-mortem. We have formed four teams. Of the two, four are scanning the CCTV footage of the area while two are working to identify her,' the officer said.
Neetika Jha is a trainee reporter with The Indian Express, Delhi. She covers crime, health, environment as well as stories of human interest, in Noida and Ghaziabad. When not on the field she is probably working on another story idea. On weekends, she loves to read fiction over a cup of coffee (cold coffee if it is summer). The Thursday Murder club and Yellow face were her recent favourites. She loves her garden as much as she loves her job. She is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. ... Read More
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