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Headless body of a woman was found stuffed in a suitcase in neighbouring Navi Mumbai on Monday, the police said. The suitcase was found dumped near a well-known marine training institute on Palm Beach Road in Nerul.

The deceased seemed to be in her 20s, a senior police official said, adding the head of the woman was also found in the suitcase.

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The body has been sent for postmortem. NRI Coastal Police have register a case under sections 302 (punishment for murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) against unidentified person(s), the official said, adding that further investigation is on in the matter.