Northwest Delhi police use CCTV footage and distinctive tattoos to identify woman found dead in jute bag at public toilet

Woman’s body found in jute bag at public toilet in Northwest Delhi: Police rely on CCTV footage, tattoos to crack caseWhen a passerby spotted a leg protruding out of a jute bag in a public toilet in Northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar on Saturday and called the police control room (PCR), officers had only a few details to crack the murder caseThe body recovered from the bag was that of a 30-year-old woman. Within a day, however, investigating officers connected the dots to uncover the alleged motive behind the killing. Using footage from CCTV cameras at the scene, tattoos found on the forearm of the woman, and details of a phone call, police nabbed the accused, said officers.
Bhisham Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northwest district, said, “Someone spotted a leg protruding out of a sack and called the police. After checking CCTV footage, a man could be seen placing the jute bag at the location. The woman was later identified as Nandani alias Kallo, a resident of Gur Mandi in Model Town.”Officers came across some names tattooed on the woman’s forearm —six in total — and one of them turned out to be of her former husband. He was made to join the investigationPolice then found that the woman had married again; she had contacted her current husband on Friday night, asking for money. He too was made to join the probe.When police questioned the woman’s husband, he said his wife called him from an unknown number.
Police then traced this number; it belonged to a man identified as Keshav Prasad (50) who worked as a labourer at Azadpur Mandi. His phone’s location matched where the body was found, said officers.
Police arrested Prasad when he was trying to escape to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh in search of a safe hideoutWhen police questioned the woman’s husband, he said his wife called him from an unknown number.
Police then traced this number; it belonged to a man identified as Keshav Prasad (50) who worked as a labourer at Azadpur Mandi. His phone’s location matched where the body was found, said officers.
Police arrested Prasad when he was trying to escape to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh in search of a safe hideoutA case of murder and destruction of evidence has been registered, said police.