Highly decomposed body of woman stuffed in suitcase recovered from drain in West Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 8: A highly decomposed body of an unidentified woman was recovered from a suitcase which was lying in a drain in West Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area, police said on Thursday.
There were no visible injury marks on the body, which was disfigured beyond recognition, they said.
The suitcase was spotted by a passerby on Wednesday after he sensed a foul smell emanating from it and informed the police.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ghanshyam Bansal said the victim's identity is yet to be established but said it appeared to be a body of a young woman.
The body has been kept in a mortuary. Post-mortem will be carried out after the victim's identity is ascertained, he said.
Bansal said samples of the body and the suitcase were sent for forensic examination and that police were examining CCTV footage from the area.
"There were no visible injuries, but we will be able to find out the kind of injuries she suffered after post-mortem," the officer said.
A case has been registered under sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender) of the Indian Penal Code.
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UP court rejects plea seeking Rahul Gandhi's voice sample in defamation case
Sultanpur (UP) (PTI): A local MP/MLA court on Saturday rejected a plea seeking a voice sample of Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by a BJP functionary against the Congress leader, and posted the matter for next hearing on May 11.
The plea, filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra through his counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey, had sought Gandhi's voice sample for a forensic test to compare it with an audio clip.
After the petition was dismissed, Pandey said they would file a revision plea before the sessions court against the order.
The court rejected the plea after hearing the arguments of both sides, including Gandhi's counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla.
The matter dates back to 2018 when Mishra, a local BJP leader, filed a defamation suit over Gandhi’s alleged objectionable remarks targeting Amit Shah while campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly elections.
After five years of legal proceedings, the court issued a warrant against Gandhi in December 2023.
The Rae Bareli MP surrendered before the court in February 2024, and was granted bail on two sureties of Rs 25,000 each by a special magistrate.
On July 26 last year, the Congress leader recorded his statement before the court, claiming innocence and calling the case a political conspiracy.
Earlier this year, multiple hearings were postponed due to a strike by lawyers and the ill-health of Gandhi’s counsel.
