Woman's body found in Mulund dumping ground

A dead body of an unidentified woman was found by some scavengers at the Mulund dumping ground on Sunday evening. The Navghar police, who were informed about the body, have registered a case of murder against unknown person(s) and are investigating the matter. The police are also trying to ascertain the identity of the deceased.

According to the police, the body of the woman was found in the garbage that was brought by a truck from Parel. Some people, who look for garbage that can be recycled, found a jute sack in the garbage that was dumped by a truck that reached the ground from Parel.

"When the scavengers opened the jute bag, they found the body. They then approached us. We took the body in our custody and sent it for post-morterm," said police inspector Sampat Munde from Navghar police station.
The police are awaiting the medical reports to ascertain the cause of death. However, a case of murder has been registered against unknown person(s).

"We have found injury marks on the body and hence have registered a case of murder. We have alerted all the police stations and are checking if any missing complaint was registered about a woman in the age group of 25-30 anywhere in Mumbai," said Munde.

Police are also making enquiries with the driver and garbage pickers of the truck to check if they remember from which location the jute bag was picked and dumped in the truck.