Body found in trunk at Kichloo Nagar

Senior police officers,including Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill and Superintendent of Police (City I) Harsh Bansal also reached the spot. The trunk was opened only after the bomb squad reported that there were no explosives.

Maninder Bedi,SHO Division No. 8,who spotted the trunk,said: “We were patrolling the area in the evening when we found the trunk. The body has been sent to a mortuary for identification. If nobody comes to claim it within 72 hours,doctors will conduct a post-mortem.”

“The victim seems to be around 45 years of age and is a immigrant. There are some tattoos on her neck and arms. The body also has three injury marks on the head,likely to have been inflicted by some sharp-edged weapon,” Bedi said,adding that pictures of the victim have been shown around in areas inhabited by immigrants. The Kichloo Nagar Residents’ Association,meanwhile,has written to the district police chief reminding him of an earlier communication urging him to take action against increasing criminal activities in the area.

Virinder Bhakoo,president of the association,said incidents of chain-snatching and eve-teasing are on the rise. The association has asked the police to ensure regular patrolling and provision of adequate staff at the Kichloo Nagar police post.