Bengaluru, Oct. 5 -- In a grim discovery, authorities have recovered the decomposed remains of an unidentified man from an abandoned construction site in the Kothanur area of the city. The body was found on Friday, prompting immediate police involvement, officials confirmed on Saturday.

The discovery was made by a labourer who had visited the site for unrelated reasons. Upon noticing the body, which was in an advanced state of decomposition, he immediately alerted local authorities, said a report by news agency PTI. The building, which has reportedly been left untouched for nearly a year, falls under the jurisdiction of the Kothanur Police Station.

According to an initial assessment by investigating officers, there is no evidence at thi...