Authorities have detained a 23-year-old suspect
A body of a woman was found in a suitcase dumped in Chennai this morning, police said.
The police suspect she was murdered elsewhere and the suitcase was dumped in the residential area adjoining the IT Corridor in Thoraipakkam.
"We suspect the crime took place in some other place and the body was dumped here," a police officer told NDTV.
The victim has been identified and authorities have detained a 23-year-old suspect.
The incident comes amid the Opposition's criticism of rising crime, a charge denied by the ruling DMK.