New Delhi:
The body of an unidentified youth was today found stuffed inside a bag outside a railway station in west Delhi, police said.
The incident was reported from outside Najafgarh railway station. The case reminded of a recent case in which a woman's body was found stuffed inside a bag outside New Delhi railway station in February.
The body was discovered at around 2 pm. He is about 25-years-old.
The hands and legs of the body were tied with ropes and investigators suspect it to be a case of strangulation.
The body is in a decomposed state and its identification appears difficult, a senior police official said.
According to Delhi Police statistics, a total of 761 unidentified bodies were recovered this year so far with North Delhi topping the list with 181. Crime and Railways wing registered 141 similar cases this year so far.
The figures for other districts are: Central (85), North-West (53), Outer (48), West (46), East (45), North-East (44), South (37), New Delhi and South-East (31 each), South-West (18) and IGI (1).