In a shocking discovery, a decomposed body of a young woman was found in a suitcase under a roadside bridge near Avarangampalayam, located on the national highway between Salem and Coimbatore, close to Sankagiri in Salem district. The incident has caused widespread fear and concern among local residents.
The matter came to light when residents of the area noticed a foul smell emanating from beneath the bridge and reported it to Vaikuntam Village Administrative Officer (VAO), Jayakumar. Acting on the complaint, Jayakumar immediately informed the Sankagiri Police Station. Salem District Superintendent of Police, Gautham Goyal, along with the Sankagiri Deputy Superintendent of Police, rushed to the spot to investigate.
Upon opening the suitcase, the police were shocked to find the naked body of a young woman in an advanced stage of decomposition. The body was recovered and sent to the Salem Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the deceased woman was aged between 20 and 30 years. Authorities are now focusing on identifying the victim and determining where she was from. An investigation is also underway to trace who discarded the suitcase in the area and to find the person responsible for the murder.
The grisly discovery has unsettled the local community, and police are intensifying their efforts to uncover the truth behind the crime.
Woman’s Dismembered Body Found In Chennai
Just a couple of weeks ago, in Chennai’s Thoraipakkam area was witness to the discovery of the dismembered body of a woman found stuffed in a suitcase. Residents of the Kumaran Kudil area detected a foul smell from the suitcase on the roadside and alerted the police. Upon arrival, the Thoraipakkam police discovered the severed body parts that day as Deepa had been reported missing three days earlier.
The police quickly launched an investigation, with CCTV footage helping to identify 25-year-old Manikandan from Sivaganga district as a suspect. Manikandan, who had been staying nearby, was seen abandoning the suitcase. Investigators found that Deepa, involved in sex work, had come to the area through an intermediary. Manikandan had hired her, but a payment dispute led him to kill her in a fit of rage.
Manikandan dismembered Deepa’s body, placed it in the suitcase, and dumped it by the roadside. He was arrested by Salem police and confessed to the murdering the woman during interrogation.
(With inputs from Puthiya Thalaimurai)
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