Mutilated body of man found in Bengaluru outskirt

The mutilated body of an unidentified youth was found in Madavara on Tumakuru Road on Thursday.

Police said that the body belongs to a man, aged around 25 years. He seems to have been bludgeoned to death.

The assailants crushed the head of the man with a boulder and set fire to the head to conceal his identity. Passers-by noticed the head and informed police.

The police have taken up a case of murder and are verifying the missing cases to ascertain the identity.