Woman's chopped body found in Geeta Colony. Another Shraddha Walkar?
What's the story
In a shocking incident, the Delhi Police on Wednesday recovered the dismembered body of a woman in the Geeta Colony neighborhood of the national capital Delhi.
Police said the chopped body parts were found stuffed inside two polythene bags adjacent to the Geeta Colony flyover.
They have registered a murder case in the incident and launched an investigation to identify those involved.
Details
Police says woman's body parts were scattered across flyover
According to India Today, the police received information about chopped body parts at about 9:15am on Wednesday and rushed a team to the spot immediately.
Police believe the murder was committed elsewhere, and the woman's body parts were scattered at two locations in the Yamuna Khadar area near the flyover.
They have now begun searching for the remaining body parts in neighboring forest areas.
Twitter Post
Watch: Joint Commissioner of Police detailing incident
#WATCH | Delhi: Two black polythene bags have been found. One polythene contains the head of the body and the other polythene contains other parts of the body. On the basis of long hair, we are assuming that it is the body of a woman. It is yet to be identified, probe underway:… https://t.co/C5stJpUwHj pic.twitter.com/ARMGleSsSU
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2023
Case
Forensic investigation will determine gender of deceased: DCP North
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) North, Sagar Singh Kalsi, stated that the body appears to be that of a 35 to 40-year-old woman.
Meanwhile, Paramaditya, Joint Commissioner of Police, Central Range, stated that they believe the body is that of a woman based on the long hair.
The forensics and ortho examination will determine the gender of the deceased, Kalsi added.
History
Delhi shocker reminiscent of Shraddha Walkar murder case
This latest incident brings to mind Shraddha Walkar's murder by her partner Aaftab Poonawalla in Delhi.
He was accused of chopping her body into 35 pieces, storing them in a fridge, and disposing of them in a forest.
In another case, in June, a man was accused of murdering his live-in partner, Saraswati Vadiya, in Mumbai and keeping her chopped body in the kitchen.