Srinagar, July 4: Police on Saturday recovered a headless body from river Jhelum near Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

Official sources said that the remains were also without legs and right-hand and some passerby first spotted it who subsequently alerted the police.

Confirming the recovery of the body, Station House Officer Muneeb-ul-Islam said the body is decomposed and “seems that it’s around 30 days old.”

“The body without head, right hand and legs was recovered and investigations have been started,” he said, adding, “it is a decomposed one and it seems to be 30 days old,” he added. (GNS)