Woman’s body found in a sack in Laxminagar

The body of an unidentified woman was on Friday found stuffed inside a sack at Laxminagar in East Delhi’s Shakarpur area, police said. The sack, which was emanating foul smell, was spotted this morning in the residential area of J and K Block by the locals who informed the police about it.

When the sack was opened the woman’s body was found stuffed inside it, a senior police official said.

Prima facie, it appeared that the woman, who appears around 28 years old, was strangulated to death and her body dumped, he said. A police officer privy to the case said investigations are underway and there would be a breakthrough soon.