India, March 20 -- In a swift investigation, the Raigad police solved a murder case within 12 hours of discovering a decomposed body dumped in a remote jungle in Mhasla taluka in the Raigad district, relying solely on a mobile number found in a small diary.

On March 17, a foul odour from a roadside ditch near the Humbharvanya stream along the Pangalila-Band Wadi road caught the attention of passers-by. Upon closer inspection, villagers noticed a hand protruding from a gunny sack and immediately alerted the local police.

A team from Mhasla police station, led by assistant police inspector (API) Sandeep Kahale, arrived at the scene and retrieved the sack from the ditch. "Inside, we found the body of a man tied with wire. The corpse was de...