Panic in Uppal as partially burnt body found at crematorium

A partially burnt body was found at a crematorium in Uppal, causing panic among locals. Police have launched an investigation, are reviewing CCTV footage, and sent the body for post-mortem to determine the cause and circumstances of death.

Hyderabad: Panic prevailed at the crematorium in Beerappagadda, Uppal, on Thursday after the local people spotted a partially burnt body.

According to the police, the local people and the crematorium supervisors noticed a partially burnt body dumped into the premises and after local enquiries, informed the police about it.

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The police then reached the crematorium and examined the dead body. It was later shifted to the Gandhi Hospital mortuary, where a post-mortem will be conducted by the forensic doctors to ascertain the cause of the death.

The police officials are examining the footage of the closed-circuit cameras installed around the crematorium to find out how the body reached the spot. Usually, the management of the crematorium is informed by a family if a body is to be cremated. However, suspicion arose as the supervisors were not informed and a partially burnt body was found in the crematorium. The police are probing the case from all angles.