Woman's body found in sack near Bihar temple, face bears deep wounds

Locals found a young woman's body inside a sack near a temple in Muzaffarpur after noticing a foul smell. Police have begun a forensic investigation while trying to identify her and establish how she died.Woman's body found in sack near Muzaffarpur temple. (Representative image)Muzaffarpur, Bihar,Oct 2, 2026 16:55 ISTA foul smell coming from a suspicious sack led locals to a grim discovery near a temple in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur on Friday morning. Inside the sack was the body of a young woman, with deep wounds visible on her face. Her identity is yet to be established.The body was found near a temple. Circumstances surrounding her death are yet to be established.BODY FOUND AFTER LOCALS NOTICE SACKAccording to local residents, a suspicious sack was spotted near the temple in the morning. When people noticed a foul smell coming from it, they became suspicious and opened the sack, where they found the woman’s body.Police were informed soon after. Station house officer Devendra Kumar reached the spot with a police team following the information. The police secured the area and began investigating the circumstances in which the body was abandoned. FSL TEAM COLLECTS EVIDENCEGiven the nature of the case, a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team was called to the scene. The team has started collecting scientific evidence from the spot as part of the investigation.Police have taken the body into custody and begun the process of sending it for postmortem examination. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to establish the woman’s identity. Police are checking missing-person cases registered at nearby police stations to determine whether the deceased could be among those reported missing.CCTV footage from the area around the spot is also being examined for possible clues.POSTMORTEM TO ESTABLISH CAUSE OF DEATHPolice said the circumstances and cause of the woman’s death will become clear only after the postmortem report is received.For now, the investigation is focused on identifying the deceased and establishing the circumstances surrounding her death. Police are also examining other aspects of the case as the investigation continues.- Ends