Officials from the British high commission today took possession of her body, a police official said.
"The British officials will take the body to Mumbai by a domestic flight and from there it will be sent to her family (in Ireland)," DSP Sammy Tavares told PTI.
The British backpacker's disrobed body was found on a beach in south Goa's Canacona last week. Police later said she was raped before being strangled to death.
25-year-old Vikat Bhagat, a local history sheeter, has been arrested in connection with the case.
Tavares said the investigation is moving on in the right direction and a charge sheet would be filed as soon as possible.
"We will not wait for 90 days (the prescribed limit) to file a charge sheet. We will try to finish the investigation as soon as possible," the DSP said.
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