Panic prevailed in posh Char Imli locality after a partially decomposed body of an unidentified person was found behind Durga petrol pump on Monday.
According to the Habibganj police, at around 11 am, locals spotted a body behind the Durga petrol pump in Char Imli area and informed the police. On the receipt of the information, a police team reached the spot and after preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post-mortem.
The face and hands of the deceased were decomposed partially, which has distorted the face making difficult to identify the decease from his face. Police said that the face was smashed to hide the identity of the deceased.
Forensic experts, who visited the scene of crime told that the body is around two-day-old and it is suspected that the deceased was killed at some other place and later, the body was dumped behind the petrol pump. The spot where the body was found is a small patch of forestry, maintained and enclosed by the Capital Project Administration (CPA).
The clothes on the body were in good condition, but the body parts were decomposed. The locals were questioned regarding the identity of the deceased but police were not able to establish identity of the deceased.
It is not possible to provide the reason behind the death as the post-mortem report is awaited. The report might help in revealing that the deceased was killed and then to hide the identity his head was smashed or he was smashed to death.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. Case of murder would be registered after the completion of the investigation said the police.