Mumbai murder victim in suitcase: 2 with hearing, speech impairment arrested for killing 'disabled' friend

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested two people for carrying a dead body stuffed inside a suitcase after committing the murder. As per reports, the arrested men have hearing and speech impairment and stand accused of killing their 30-year-old friend in South Mumbai.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) were conducting a luggage-checking operation in Dadar station when one of the policemen is said to have noticed blood oozing out of a suitcase. The cop, as per a report in the Indian Express, approached the two men who were struggling to carry the bag when he found the dead body.

The police officials probing the case have said that the deceased also dealt with certain disability. The two accused were identified as Shivjeet Surendra Singh and Jay Chawda who invited their friend Arshad Ali Sadiq Ali Shaikh, to a party at Chawda's house in South Mumbai's Pydhonie.

When the police interrogated Singh and Chawda, it was found that the murder was linked to a love affair wherein one of them was allegedly blackmailed by the deceased. “We found that both accused were interested in the same woman, who did not reciprocate their feelings. We are also investigating a possible motive involving Shaikh blackmailing Chawda with photos of his girlfriend,” said an officer.

A senior police official was then quoted by the publication as saying that, “The three met on Sunday evening and consumed alcohol. Later, the two accused allegedly assaulted Shaikh with a hammer on his head and, to ensure his death, used a sharp object".

The accused as per cops had no plans for disposing the body after committing the crime. Singh and Chawda reportedly considered throwing the suitcase on the railway line or abandoning it on a long-distance train.

“The two accused were on their way to catch Tutari Express at midnight but based on suspicion, the GRP officials asked them to step aside. Singh then fled the scene, and when the suitcase was opened, the RPF personnel found a body inside. Chawda was detained at the station,” said another official part of the investigation.

An officer highlighted, “We enlisted an expert to communicate with Chawda, who then revealed Singh’s role and his address. A team was dispatched to Ulhasnagar, where Singh was apprehended. It was also found that the deceased, Shaikh, resided in Kalina, Santacruz.”