Police said that the torso of the deceased had been found on January 6 in Chanakya Place area.

Police officials said that the deceased has been identified as Harish Chander (22).

He was a student of B.Com (correspondence) at the Delhi University. Police said that his relatives, who had come from Bihar, identified his body.

On January 6, the torso of the boy was found by passersby inside a suitcase in a drain.

The police then examined the various missing cases in the Capital and narrowed it down to a case under the Dabri police station.

His parents and friends, who had been looking for him, identified the body on basis of his underwear and marks on his body.

A case of murder was then registered.

Police said that investigations point to an illicit relationship. A case has been registered.