"The woman's arms and legs were chopped off after she was killed. This was done using cutters and a small knife which have been recovered from the house," an officer said.
Police and security forces have arrested an active terrorist in Sopore in Baramulla district and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession, Kashmir Police said in a statement on Tuesday.
The anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta on Tuesday raided various residences of Mineral Officer Manmohan Khatedia (at present posted in District Dewas) and recovered properties worth more than Rs 3 crores, said Anand Yadav, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lokayukta Indore.
The official further said that one 9mm Pistol, 2 magazines and 30 rounds of ammunition, 2 Chinese hand grenades and one detonator were recovered from their possession.
According to the police, following the murder, the 30-year-old accused allegedly chopped the victim's body into pieces to fit it into a suitcase and dispose it off.
According to the army sources, the operation has averted a major incident which could have been initiated by perpetrators using the weapons and the IED, funded by the narco terrorists.
In a joint operation, police and CRPF recovered around 5 kg of heroin worth Rs 20 crore from a vehicle in Assam's Karbi Anglong district along the Assam-Nagaland border on Sunday.
As many as 70 cases of illegal foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 1.05 crore were recovered at Champhai's Tlangsam by the Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) on Friday.