India, Feb. 2 -- A human skeleton was found inside an unused water tank atop a chawl in Manikpur, Vasai West, causing a stir in the area on Sunday morning.

The police said the tank had not been in use for years and that the body appeared to have been inside it for a long time, with the flesh completely decomposed and only skeletal remains left. The bones have been sent to a forensic laboratory for examination.

The discovery was made at a two-storey chawl named Barkulya, located in the Phadbav Shejol area of Manikpur village. The 30-year-old chawl, which has 10 rooms, is occupied mainly by hawkers who work near Vasai railway station.

According to police, the chawl owner recently decided to demolish the old, unused water tank located on ...