A tag on the collar of a shirt — that read Almo — found in the suitcase full of body parts and the sharp eye of a tailor were the first leads in the murder case, which helped confirm Rebello's identity. The main link in the Suitcase Murder was tailor Afroz Ahmed Ansari, who scanned nearly 10,000 bills at his shop, Almo Men's Wear in Kurla.

The 42-year-old told mid-day that he was first approached by the Crime Branch Unit V at 5 pm, just 30 minutes after they found the trolley bag containing a right leg, left hand and male genitals, along with a few clothes at Mahim beach on December 2.