Two bike-borne youths were seen disposing of a sack which was later found to contain a woman’s body on the divider of the Ferozepur road in Ludhiana on Wednesday morning.
A few hours after the incident, the duo was detained by the police.
When a roadside vendor confronted them about the foul smell emanating from the sack, the duo claimed that they were just throwing rotten mangoes. However, when he and other bystanders checked the sack, they found the body of a young woman.
Shocked, they immediately alerted the police. One of the suspects was reportedly wearing the uniform of a private security agency. Several eyewitnesses recorded videos of the two men when they were disposing of the sack.
By the time police personnel arrived at the scene, the duo had fled, leaving their blue motorcycle behind (registration number PB10CE7668). The body had blood oozing from the nose, said the police, adding that efforts were under way to identify the deceased.
Jeevan, the roadside vendor who was standing near Aarti Chowk under the flyover on Ferozepur Road, recounted the events: “I saw the two men stopping their bike and dumping the sack on the divider. I asked them what was inside due to the strong smell. They said they had come to dispose of rotten mangoes. Their behaviour seemed suspicious, so we stopped them and began recording a video. The one carrying the sack was in a blue security guard’s uniform. As we started filming, they began arguing and then suddenly fled, leaving the bike behind. When we opened the sack, we found a woman’s body inside.”
Police Commissioner Ludhiana Swapan Sharma said after the police recovered the body, cops immediately started the investigation and checked a number of CCTV cameras.
After thorough investigation, alleged two persons were detained by the police and their interrogation was on.