Woman’s body stashed in suitcase found near Ekana
Samarth Srivastava | TNN | Updated: Jan 22, 2019, 07:26 IST
Police investigate the crime scene in Lucknow on Monday.LUCKNOW: The body of an unidentified young woman with her face burnt by some chemical was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the thickets near Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium under Gosainganj police station on Monday.
The dress of the woman, said to be in her 20s, was found ruffled and police suspect that she had been sexually assaulted before being killed. The body had not been identified till late night.
According to police, some shepherds grazing their cattle alongside the river bank spotted the suitcase. Out of curiosity, some of them opened it and saw the body of a woman stuffed in it. They immediately informed local youths who in turn alerted police about the recovery.
A police team led by SP (Rural) Vikrant Vir reached the spot for investigation of the case. SP Vir said that the woman was dressed in trousers and a sweater. “Her face had been blackened and it is suspected that the killers had used some chemical to disfigure her face and conceal her identity,” he said.
“Forensic experts said that the body appears to be one day old. The autopsy report will ascertain the exact time of death,” he added
SHO Gosainganj Ajay Tripathi said that circumstantial evidence hinted that the miscreants killed the woman at some other place and then dumped her body in the thickets.
“The possibility of the deceased woman belonging to some rural part of Lucknow cannot be ruled out at the same time,” he added.
SSP Lucknow Kalanidhi Naithani said a case of murder has been registered in this connection and police are looking for women who were reported missing. “We have sent photographs of the woman to neighbouring police stations to expedite her identification,” he added.
The SSP said that the role of some close acquaintance of the woman could not be ruled out completely in the murder. “The miscreants tried to disfigure the woman’s face and this indicated the role of some close acquaintance,” he added.
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The dress of the woman, said to be in her 20s, was found ruffled and police suspect that she had been sexually assaulted before being killed. The body had not been identified till late night.
According to police, some shepherds grazing their cattle alongside the river bank spotted the suitcase. Out of curiosity, some of them opened it and saw the body of a woman stuffed in it. They immediately informed local youths who in turn alerted police about the recovery.
A police team led by SP (Rural) Vikrant Vir reached the spot for investigation of the case. SP Vir said that the woman was dressed in trousers and a sweater. “Her face had been blackened and it is suspected that the killers had used some chemical to disfigure her face and conceal her identity,” he said.
“Forensic experts said that the body appears to be one day old. The autopsy report will ascertain the exact time of death,” he added
SHO Gosainganj Ajay Tripathi said that circumstantial evidence hinted that the miscreants killed the woman at some other place and then dumped her body in the thickets.
“The possibility of the deceased woman belonging to some rural part of Lucknow cannot be ruled out at the same time,” he added.
SSP Lucknow Kalanidhi Naithani said a case of murder has been registered in this connection and police are looking for women who were reported missing. “We have sent photographs of the woman to neighbouring police stations to expedite her identification,” he added.
The SSP said that the role of some close acquaintance of the woman could not be ruled out completely in the murder. “The miscreants tried to disfigure the woman’s face and this indicated the role of some close acquaintance,” he added.
Student ends life in hostel room: A 22-year-old student reportedly ended his life in the hostel room of a private university, under Chinhat police station. The student was found dead on Saturday, however, it came to the light after some students informed media persons aboout the incident on Monday.
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