Woman’s body found stuffed in bag at CST

“Once he is identified,we will be able to take the case forward. The woman’s photograph and the CCTV footage have been sent to all railway stations for identification,” said Prabhat Kumar,Joint Commissioner,Government Railway Police (GRP).

Police sources said the body of the woman,who was 4.9 feet tall and in her early 30s,was stuffed in an old trolley bag. Railway staff informed the Railway Protection Force (RPF) after the unclaimed bag was found.

The RPF rushed to the spot with a dog squad but did not find any explosives. The GRP was intimated and handed over the CCTV footage for investigation.

Past Cases

This is the third such case in the past year-and-a-half

On March 10,2011,the body of a young woman was found packed in a suitcase on Juhu Beach. There were injury marks on the face and neck,indicating that she had been strangulated

On March 15,2011,another young woman’s body was found stuffed in a suitcase at one end of Sandhurst Road railway station. Police had said that the injuries suggested sexual assault before the murder