This story is from November 13, 2020

Skeletal remains packed in bag found in Narmada canal

A skeleton packed in a bag was accidentally found by firemen on Thursday morning while they were fishing out a woman’s body from Narmada canal at Panchvati locality in Gorwa.
Skeletal remains packed in bag found in Narmada canal
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VADODARA: A skeleton packed in a bag was accidentally found by firemen on Thursday morning while they were fishing out a woman’s body from Narmada canal at Panchvati locality in Gorwa.
Coincidentally, it is the same canal which was emptied twice recently for searching the remains of Sheikh Babu Nishar, who was killed in the custody of Fatehgunj police, in December last year.
H
owever, later during the day police confirmed that the remains were of an animal.
According to the fire department, they had received a call from locals around 9.15am informing about a body floating in the water.
When the body was being taken out, firemen found a polymer bag. Finding it to be suspicious, the bag was also removed and when opened, bones were found in it.
“It was difficult to say whether the remains are of a human being or an animal. But since the bag’s mouth was tied with a wire, we found it suspicious and handed it over to police,” said fire officer Om Jadeja of Chhani fire station.
KM Chhasiya, inspector of Gorwa police station, said, “We took the opinion of a veterinary doctor and prima facie it seems that the remains are of a calf of a cow or buffalo. Once the doctor’s investigation is over, they will hand over the certificate confirming which animal’s remains they are.”
Meanwhile, a case of accidental death was registered in connection with the body of the woman that was found.
“The body was of Urmila alias Shilpa Vabul, who had swept away in the canal on October 25 along with her daughter,” said a police official. Vabul’s daughter Urvashi’s body was found a few days after the incident.
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