Man held for killing model friend, stuffing her body in

Hours after a suitcase containing the body of an aspiring model was found dumped in suburban Malad here Monday afternoon, her 20-year-old friend was arrested by the police for allegedly killing her following an argument, an official said Tuesday.

The accused, identified as Muzammil Syed, is a student from Hyderabad who has been staying with his relative in suburban Andheri for the last few days, he said.

The victim, who hails from Rajasthan, is identified as Mansi Dixit (aged around 20).

The body of Dixit was found stuffed in a suitcase that was found abandoned at a commercial hub in the western suburb, the official said.

The accused Syed was arrested on the basis of the information provided by the driver of a cab that was hired by him for transporting the suitcase, the official said.

The victim, who was known to the accused, had gone to Syed at his relative's place in Andheri Monday.

According to the official, Syed allegedly hit Dixit with a stool in a fit of rage following an argument over some issue, causing her death.

He then allegedly stuffed her body in the suitcase and took it to Malad in the cab, the official said, adding that the accused was arrested within an hour after committing the crime and booked for murder.

He was produced before a magisterial court in suburban Borivli Wednesday which remanded him to police custody till October 22.