Police in Shillong made a grim and gruesome discovery of dismembered body parts that point to a murder most horrid.
A skull, believed to be of a human, was found near a drain on Bivar Road in the heart of Shillong not too far away from official residences of high-ranking government officials and Raj Bhavan.
The skull was found on Wednesday. After a search by police, decomposed lower limbs were found inside the drain the following day and part of the upper torso today.
Due to the heavy rain the state capital has been experiencing in recent days, it is possible that the remains were washed down to Bivar Road from another part of town.
The recovered body parts have been sent to NEIGRIHMS for medical examination. Based on clothing found with the remains, it is suspected that the victim was male, East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Rituraj Ravi said.
A case has been registered at Sadar Police Station under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with murder. Efforts are ongoing to identify the victim and nab the perpetrator(s).