Girl’s body found in garbage dump

Jalandhar, February 15

The body of a 21-year-old girl was found with a rope around her neck in a garbage dump near a dhaba at Adampur here yesterday.

The body, which was wrapped in a blanket, was noticed by rag-pickers yesterday. The victim’s face also had injury marks.

The police later identified her as a resident Gandhi Nagar area in Jalandhar. The police said the girl went out of her house to purchase chips on February 12, but didn’t return. Her body was later found at Adampur, which is around 22 kms from her house, yesterday.

The police said it seems that the girl might have been murdered. A case against an unidentified person was registered under Sections 302 and 201 of the IPC late last night.

Inspector Premjit Singh of the Adampur police station said: “The body of a girl was found at a garbage dump. There is an injury on her face. The post-mortem examination will be conducted tomorrow. Further investigations are on in the case. The suspect will be arrested soon.”