Body parts wrapped in plastic bags found

Karn Pratap Singh

New Delhi

Highly decomposed remains of a human body, with its head and torso missing, were on Sunday found wrapped in three plastic bags left in an open field near Kalyanpuri in east Delhi, behind the recently i naugurated cyber police station.

Police said the parts were in such a state that it was impossible to ascertain the gender. They have been recovered and preserved at the mortuary of Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital for identification and autopsy. Several teams have been formed to recover the remaining body parts, identify the deceased, and nab the killer, the police said.

Deputy police commissioner Priyanka Kashyap said a police team out on patrolling noticed a foul smell from the bushes near the cyber police station and immediately informed the Pandav Nagar police station. The station house officer along with inspector (investigation) led a team to the scene and found a human leg wrapped in a plastic bag, while a plastic sack lay nearby.

The sack was cut open to reveal two plastic bags containing more body parts, police said.

“Crime scene investigation team and forensic experts were called for spot inspection and evidence lifting. The remains were sent to the hospital mortuary. A case of murder and destruction of evidence was registered against unknown persons. Since murder cases are only investigated by an inspector rank officer, the inspector (investigation) was assigned the probe,” said a police officer, requesting anonymity.

He said prima facie, it appears that the murder took p l a c e e l s e whe r e a n d the remains were transported there. The parts below the waist were stuffed into the bags and dumped in bushes. The head and the upper torso may have been thrown elsewhere to avoid identification, police said, adding that all areas in the vicinity of where the bags were found were searched but nothing else could be found.

“The investigating team is compiling a list of persons who were reported missing in DelhiNCR in the past 10 days or so. The autopsy may help investigators in identifying the gender of the deceased. Further probe is on,” the officer said.