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Woman's severed head found in suitcase in Maharashtra's Palghar district

Forensic experts will visit the site to collect evidence and a probe is underway to unravel the murder.

PTI

PALGARH: Police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have launched a probe after a woman's severed head was found in a suitcase, an official said on Friday.

The discovery was made near Pirkunda Dargah in the Virar area on Thursday evening.

A few local children found an abandoned suitcase and opened it out of curiosity.

Police were subsequently alerted, the official said.

Forensic experts will visit the site to collect evidence, the official from Mandvi police station said, adding that a probe is underway to unravel the murder.

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