Police Seize Skull, Bones From Abandoned House In Thane, Probe On

Last Updated:January 07, 2026, 12:15 IST

A human-like skull and skeletal remains were found in an abandoned house in Thane. Manpada police sent them to JJ Hospital Mumbai for forensic examination.

The skeletal remains were found at a house located in a chawl (row tenement) at Mhatre Nagar in the Sonarpada area of Dombivli on January 3. (Representative image)

A human-like skull and skeletal remains have been found at an abandoned house in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said, adding that an investigation has been launched.

A person spotted the skeletal remains at the house located in a chawl (row tenement) at Mhatre Nagar in the Sonarpada area of Dombivli on January 3 and alerted the police, PTI quoted an official from Manpada police station saying on Tuesday.

After receiving information, police reached the spot and recovered a human-like skull, bones, some clothes, sandals, bracelets, a wire hair ring, hair samples and blood-stained soil from the premises, he said.

The official further said that the remains were sent to the government-run JJ Hospital in Mumbai for a detailed forensic examination after a directive from a medical officer at a local hospital.

The Manpada police have registered a case of accidental death and launched an investigation.

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