Doomdooma, July 10 -- A human skull recovered from a municipal dumping ground in Assam's Jorhat district on Friday has triggered a police investigation, with authorities examining whether it was an anatomical specimen improperly discarded by a medical or educational institution before entering the city's waste stream.

The skull was discovered by sanitation workers while unloading garbage from a municipal waste collection vehicle at the dumping site. Police and the district administration were immediately informed, following which officials, including the Circle Officer, reached the spot and launched an inquiry.

"A human skull was recovered from our garbage collection vehicle today. As soon as we found it, we informed the police and the ...