After a passerby noticed the body of an unidentified woman stuffed in a trolley bag floating on the canal passing through Ashok Nagar, he informed police which turned up at the spot and fished out the body containing multiple stab wounds in East Delhi on Wednesday.

Police said though the body is yet to be identified, they found “Mohit” inscribed on her right hand in Hindi and it appears that she was murdered somewhere else and her body was dumped by the killer in the canal along Dharamshila Road.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Pankaj Singh said, a case has been registered under appropriate sections at the New Ashok Vihar Nagar police station and the investigation has been taken up.

A police officer tasked with the investigation said they are trying to identify the tattoo artist who inscribed “Mohit” on her right hand so as to crack the case. Also, he said police are scanning profiles of missing women registered at local police stations.

 Since no CCTV cameras have been found at or near the spot, it is not known who would have dumped the bag, he said. The body has been preserved in a mortuary and will be sent for post-mortem, police said. An investigation is underway.

 The body had sharp injuries, the DCP said. The incident has left many in the locality shocked. Residents were seen talking about the incident in hushed voice and are waiting for the case to solved so that killer is arrested as soon as possible.

“The incident is shocking. It was a few hours ago that I came to know about the gory incident. New Ashok Vihar Nagar is a peaceful area and safe for women but this incidnet has left local residents deeply uspet. We hope that police will be able to find out the killer and the law will take its own course,” said a resident on the condition of anonymity.