The body has been sent to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital (Representational)

Highlights The unidentified headless body was found near Jahangirpuri Metro Station

The body was kept inside a metal trunk that was affixed atop a cycle

It seems the woman had been killed two to three days ago, police said

An unidentified woman's headless body was found near Jahangirpuri Metro Station in Delhi on Saturday evening, police said.

The body was found wrapped in a blanket, kept inside a metal trunk, which was affixed atop a cycle, a senior police officer said.

"It seems the woman had been killed two to three days ago. The body had started to decompose and the skin had turned black," he said.

The body has been sent to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital and the post-mortem will be conducted on Sunday, they said.

A case was registered and investigation is on, officials said.