Ludhiana, May 21 -- A small tattoo bearing the initials 'BJ' on the arm of a decomposed woman's body became the breakthrough clue that helped Ludhiana police solve a six-month-old blind murder case and arrest the victim's live-in partner for allegedly strangling her to death.

The victim, identified as 37-year-old Jyoti of Jamalpur, was found stuffed inside a gunny bag near the railway overbridge in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Dugri, on November 11, 2025. With the body badly decomposed and no immediate leads available, investigators were left with little evidence except the tattoo marked on her arm.

Police said the case was cracked earlier this month after Jyoti's estranged husband recognised the tattoo from photographs circulated by the...