PUNE: The Chandannagar police are investigating the death of a man, whose decomposed headless body was found at an isolated farm field behind the Wadgaonsheri crematorium on Wednesday.
The head was found on Friday in nearby bushes after two days of searching. The man might have been killed eight to 10 days prior, the police said.
Assistant commissioner of police (Yerawada division) Kishore Jadhav said, "Parts of the headless body were eaten by stray animals. Doctors at the Sassoon General Hospital confirmed bite marks on the body." An advance post-mortem report indicated a stab injury in the stomach as the cause of deat. A case of murder was registered on Thursday.
Jadhav said, "Some children spotted the body and reported it to a retired policeman. He visited the spot and later reported it to the police. We are checking missing person's complaint and have sought help of informers too. We are also analysing CCTV footage of a housing society near the spot to establish the identity of the assailants."