Yamini C S | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Cleaning staff at Bengaluru’s Yeshwantpur railway station found the decomposed body of an unidentified woman inside a plastic drum on Wednesday. Karnataka Railway Police said a sweeper called Jayamma reported a foul-smelling plastic drum on Platform 1 to the to the RPF.
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Upon inspection, several clothes and the woman’s body were recovered from the drum. The woman was strangulated with a dupatta. Officials from the forensic department, a dog squad and several other branches of railway police visited the spot, after which a case has been registered in Bangalore Rural Railway Police Station in Yeshawanthapura.
A press note also gave out details of the woman’s appearance to ascertain her identity. “Appearance of deceased: Female, aged about 30 years, 5 feet height, normal built, decomposed body. Black & White chudidhar top, White leggings, White duppata and wearing toe ring,” the note stated.
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“Efforts to trace the unidentified body is carried out. Requested to report any information regarding this unidentified female body & any missing case registered,” it added.
Forensic experts have inspected the body and further investigation into the matter is underway.