A woman was found dead in a suitcase in Rautahat.

DSP Raju Karki, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Rautahat said that the deceased has been identified as Rubi Kumari Sah (35) Muzaffarpur, India.

Her parental home is at Mahadevpatti, Madhav Narayan Municipality-2 of Rautahat.

According to DSP Karki, the relatives of the deceased have identified the body. Preliminary investigation revealed that she has a son.

Sah had been living in a rented room in Madhavpatti for the past one month.

Spokesperson DSP Karki said that when the police opened the suitcase, they found Sah’s body inside with her neck wrapped in a shawl and rope.

Police suspected that she might have been murdered.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police.