India, April 1 -- A tattoo on the arm of a decapitated man served as the sole clue that helped Pelhar police identify a murder victim within eight hours and arrest two suspects, police said on Tuesday.

The headless body, estimated to be of a man in his early-to-mid 30s, was found stuffed in a plastic sack and dumped in a mango orchard in the Ambapada area of Virar East, near the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway (NH-48), on Monday afternoon.

Senior Inspector Pramod Badakh of Crime Unit-IV said the victim was wearing a white floral shirt and brown shorts. A black thread was tied around his left wrist and ankle. A tattoo bearing the name 'Ashok Singh' on his right hand provided the only lead for investigators.

Acting on the clue, police made loca...