Mumbai: Rings key to identifying dismembered body, police say

Jewellery worn by the victim

Following the discovery of a half-burnt, dismembered body of a woman inside a gunny bag in Wadala on October 27, the police have gone into an overdrive to establish the identity of the victim. The police have distributed hundreds of pamphlets and are scanning missing persons reports.

"The woman was likely to be in her 30s or 40s," said a police officer, "She had some jewellery on her body. We've distributed pamphlets in which we have included her photos and a picture of her jewellery. We are hopeful that she will be identified." Investigating officials are facing difficulties in the investigation, as there was no CCTV in the area where the body was found.

"Except for the nose ring, ring and earrings, we have no identification marks on the body. The pamphlets include photos of the jewellery. We are also scanning all the missing persons reports to check for clues."

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The police suspect that the body was chopped, before it was burnt. The woman has an injury on her head and back. A case has been registered against an unknown person under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigations are on.