Woman’s body found inside abandoned suitcase in Tiruppur

The deceased woman, estimated to be around 25 years old, has not yet been identified, police said

The Tiruppur City Police have commenced an investigation into the presence of the corpse of a deceased woman stuffed into a suitcase, which was found abandoned inside a stormwater drain near Nallur on Monday.

According to the police, morning walkers on the Nallur-Dharapuram Road in Puthu Nagar found one of the slabs covering the drain to have been dislocated, and found a large blue suitcase inside it. After attempting to open it, they found the body of a young woman inside, following which they contacted the police at around 8.15 a.m., the police said.