India, May 18 -- A woman's body was found stuffed inside a large suitcase at her home in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur, police said on Sunday, adding that the deceased's family has alleged that she died by suicide.

The 32-year-old woman's husband claimed that she hanged herself using a scarf, and that he put her body in the suitcase because he was afraid of police action, according to a PTI news agency report.

Other relatives, including the couple's children, supported the husband's version of what happened.

Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi told the news agency that the body of Savita, wife of Ashok Kumar, was discovered inside a suitcase at their house in Tilhar town.

According to SP Dwivedi, Savita's brother-in-law informed th...