In a bizarre case of crime, the Thane police in Maharashtra managed to crack a murder case as well as arrest the culprit from West Bengal - all due to the help of chicken feathers that were stuck on a gunny bag near a body that was burnt. Thane police in Maharashtra crack the case and nab the killer from West Bengal, an official said Tuesday.

The partially burnt body was that of a woman, who was believed to be around 25 years of age. The was found beneath a culvert in Kalyan town here on June 23, senior police inspector (local crime branch) Venkat Andale told reporters.