<p class="title">Chicken feathers stuck on a gunny bag found near a burnt body helped Thane police in Maharashtra crack the case and nab the killer from West Bengal, an official said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The partially burnt body of a woman, aged around 25 years, was found beneath a culvert in Kalyan town here on June 23, senior police inspector (local crime branch) Venkat Andale told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the probe, the police noticed chicken feathers stuck on a gunny bag that was found near the body and a 'tabiz' (amulet) with something written in Bengali tied around a body part, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police then tried to track the chicken shop owners and those who spoke Bengali in the area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They later got information that a woman from Khadavali area used to come to a chicken-seller, identified as Aalam Shaikh (33), the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police also came to know that Shaikh had all of a sudden left for West Bengal after the body was found.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A Thane police team then went to West Bengal and traced the accused to Saidpur village in Birbhum district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Andale said during questioning, Shaikh allegedly confessed to killing the woman, identified as Moni, with whom he was in a relationship for last few months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused claimed that the woman borrowed Rs 2.5 lakh from him sometime back but was not returning it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hence, on the night of June 22, Shaikh went to her house and with the help of a friend, allegedly strangled her to death with a muffler, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused and his friend then took the body on a motorcycle to a secluded spot where they allegedly poured petrol over it and set it ablaze, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shaikh was arrested on Monday night and booked under relevant sections, he said, adding that a search was on for the other accused, identified as Manorudin Shaikh.</p>
<p class="title">Chicken feathers stuck on a gunny bag found near a burnt body helped Thane police in Maharashtra crack the case and nab the killer from West Bengal, an official said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The partially burnt body of a woman, aged around 25 years, was found beneath a culvert in Kalyan town here on June 23, senior police inspector (local crime branch) Venkat Andale told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the probe, the police noticed chicken feathers stuck on a gunny bag that was found near the body and a 'tabiz' (amulet) with something written in Bengali tied around a body part, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police then tried to track the chicken shop owners and those who spoke Bengali in the area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They later got information that a woman from Khadavali area used to come to a chicken-seller, identified as Aalam Shaikh (33), the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police also came to know that Shaikh had all of a sudden left for West Bengal after the body was found.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A Thane police team then went to West Bengal and traced the accused to Saidpur village in Birbhum district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Andale said during questioning, Shaikh allegedly confessed to killing the woman, identified as Moni, with whom he was in a relationship for last few months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused claimed that the woman borrowed Rs 2.5 lakh from him sometime back but was not returning it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hence, on the night of June 22, Shaikh went to her house and with the help of a friend, allegedly strangled her to death with a muffler, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused and his friend then took the body on a motorcycle to a secluded spot where they allegedly poured petrol over it and set it ablaze, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shaikh was arrested on Monday night and booked under relevant sections, he said, adding that a search was on for the other accused, identified as Manorudin Shaikh.</p>