Woman's body stuffed in suitcase found on Delhi-Lucknow Highway

Police said that woman may be around 25 to 30 years old, while her identity is yet to be ascertained.

In Short

• Police say woman may be 25 to 30-years-old
• Woman's body has injury and bruise marks on it
• Woman yet to be identified, police launch investigation

Police have found a dead body packed inside a suitcase near the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway No. 9 in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur, officials said on Saturday.

Police said that they reached the spot after receiving information about the dead body, which was spotted by some passersby. The forensic team also reached the spot and took the body into their custody. The woman's body had several injuries and bruise marks on it.

"Information was received about a dead body in a red suitcase on the side of the highway. The forensic unit was called and examined the body, which has been sent for postmortem. There are some injury marks on the body. The woman's age seems to be around 25 to 30 years. She might have died a day ago, it appears," Hapur ASP Vineet Bhatnagar said.

Meanwhile, the police have registered a case and have launched an investigation into the matter.

The woman is yet to be identified, and more details would soon be revealed, the senior police official added.

(With inputs from Devendra Kumar Sharma.)