The Delhi Police recovered chopped pieces of a body near the Geeta Colony flyover in Yamuna Khadar area on Wednesday, 12 July.
“Body parts have been found in two different places near Gita Colony flyover in the Janmuna khadar area," confirmed DCP (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi.
He added, “FSL and Crime teams are on the spot. Prima facie It is a body of around 35-40 year old person.”
An FIR under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at the Kotwali police station in north district.
'Gender of Victim Yet To Be Confirmed': Police
Central Range Joint Commissioner of Police Paramaditya, while speaking to the media, said, "We have found two black polythene bags. One contains the head of the body and the other contains body parts. The prima facie investigation revealed long hair and since the body has been decomposed, we are assuming it is a woman because of the hair. It is yet to be identified, probe is underway."
DCP Kalsi added that forensics will verify the gender of the deceased. "Ortho forensics will verify the gender of the deceased and search is ongoing in the area for other evidence." he said.
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