Deputy Commissioner of Police, Akilesh Singh said the autopsy will help police in ascertaining the time of the death. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights Woman's headless body recovered from Vidyavihar area of Mumbai Police say woman's legs were also missing Cops say they are analysing the CCTV to identify persons who dumped the body

Mumbai: In yet another case, a headless body of a woman was found by Ghatkopar police from Naval Gate in Vidyavihar area of Mumbai on Monday.

The body was found wrapped in a bedsheet and was spotted by a bystander, who later informed the police. The body's legs below the knees were also missing.

According to a report in Times of India, the age of the woman is said to be in 30s. Police say they are analysing the CCTVs to look for the person who dumped the body in the area.

It is believed that the victim may have been killed at some other place and her body was dumped near Naval Gate. "First we are trying to establish her identity which would help us in the speedy probe. We are also checking missing person's records," said a police officer.

Police have sent the body to Rajawadi Hospital for autopsy. Meanwhile, a case of murder and destruction of evidence has been registered by Ghatkopar police against unidentified persons. The matter came to light after a passerby spotted the bloodstains on a bedsheet near a drain in Vidyavihar area.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Akhilesh Singh said the autopsy will help police in ascertaining the time of the death. This is the third incident in the month of December when an unidentified body was found from the city.

A suitcase with a headless body was found near Mahin Dargah on December 2. The suitcase contained one hand, the genitals of a man, one leg. The body was later identified as 59-year-old Bennett Rebello, who was killed by his stepdaughter and her boyfriend.

In the second incident, a man's highly decomposed body was found in a gunny bag at a drain in Chembur. Later the man was identified as 32-year-old Devendra Akhade, who was an alcoholic.