The Bangalore City police recovered the body of Vishakapatnam jeweller Manoj Kumar Grandhi from a valley near Kottigehara in Charmadi Ghat in Mudigere taluk on Thursday afternoon.
Chickmagalur Superintendent of Police N. Shashi Kumar told The Hindu that the body, which was found 30 to 40 feet below the road in the valley, was in a decomposed state as it may have been dumped two days ago.
The body is likely to be taken to Bangalore after the post-mortem. Later it would be handed over to the relatives.