India News | Mumbai: Woman's Body Found in Suitcase

Mumbai, Nov 19 (PTI) The body of a woman stuffed in a suitcase was found in Kurla in central Mumbai, the police said on Sunday.

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 said.

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The police reached the spot and found a woman's body inside the suitcase, the official said.

The body was sent to a civic hospital for autopsy, he said, adding that the woman's identity is yet to be established.

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Police are examining footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area, he said.

The Kurla police have registered a case under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder) and a search is on to track those who killed her, the official added.

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