Partially burnt body of young girl found in suitcase on Bathinda-Malout highway

The partially burnt body of a nearly 20-year-old girl was discovered in a suitcase along the Bathinda-Malout highway near Behman Diwana village today afternoon. The victim had a tattoo with the name ‘Kaku’, which police said could be an important clue for her identification. The body had some injury marks as well, sources said.

According to locals, stray dogs were dragging the suitcase when they noticed it and alerted the authorities. Preliminary investigations suggested that she might have been murdered elsewhere and her body dumped at this location. Senior police officers, along with a forensic team, visited the site and collected evidence. The body has been sent for the postmortem examination at the district Civil Hospital. The police are examining reports of missing persons and reviewing CCTV footage from nearby areas.

Harjeet Singh, DIG, Bathinda Range, said, “An unidentified, partially burnt body packed in a suitcase has been recovered, and the investigation is underway. The body is intact but was folded to fit into the suitcase.”