Woman found dead on garbage heap in Jabalpur:Sharp weapon injuries on neck and stomach; police try to establish identity

Panic spread in the residential Ranital area of Jabalpur on Sunday morning after the body of an unidentified woman was found. The body was lying on a garbage heap behind the BJP divisional office. Passersby spotted the body and immediately informed the police at Lordganj police station. After receiving the information, the CSP, the forensic science team (FSL) and police officials reached the spot and began the investigation. The woman is believed to be around 25 to 30 years old. Initial findings suggest that she may have been murdered and her body dumped at the location. Police found injury marks on her neck and stomach caused by a sharp weapon. Investigators have started examining CCTV footage from nearby areas as part of the probe. People returning from stadium discovered the body Around 9 am on Sunday, some people returning from a morning walk at a nearby stadium noticed a group of pigs gathered around a garbage heap. Finding it suspicious, they went closer and discovered the body of a woman lying there. They immediately alerted the police. Where the body was found, garbage used to be dumped Police reached the spot soon after receiving the information and also suspect the death to be suspicious. Additional SP Ayush Gupta and CSP Ritesh Kumar Shiv arrived at the scene with the FSL team and started examining the area. The place where the body was found was previously used as a garbage dumping site. Woman’s identity still not established According to police, the woman has not yet been identified. After preparing the inquest report, the body has been sent to the medical college for post-mortem examination. Officials say the exact cause of death will be clear only after the report. A herd of pigs surrounded the body The Additional SP said the body was found about 20 metres inside from the road leading from Ranital to Damoh Naka. Nearby slum residents had alerted the police. Officers are now showing the woman’s photographs to people in the surrounding area in an attempt to establish her identity. Police also confirmed injury marks on the neck and stomach. Local resident Chandan Patel said that around 9 am he heard people talking at Aga Chowk about a woman being murdered near the BJP office. When he reached the spot, pigs were surrounding the body and they had to be driven away by throwing stones. One woman at the spot said she recognised the deceased but did not know her home address. Police have begun efforts to identify the victim and investigate the incident. Deep wounds on neck and stomach FSL officer Dr Neeta Jain, who reached the scene, said the woman had deep injuries on her neck and stomach. She said the possibility of murder cannot be ruled out. The body has been sent for post-mortem and some evidence has been collected from the scene. When asked whether the woman may also have been sexually assaulted, the FSL officer said it can only be confirmed after the post-mortem report, though the possibility cannot be ruled out at this stage.