A skeleton-like object is discovered among scrap materials during a cleanliness drive in central Delhi, and police begin an investigation to determine whether it is human remains or an educational prop. The discovery is reported to authorities by a scrap dealer who says he obtained the material from a school.
According to police, preliminary verification suggests the object may have been received by the school as a sample or for teaching purposes, but officials say it is too early to confirm what it is. Investigators contact and question both the scrap dealer and school administration to trace how the material entered the scrap supply and to establish its exact nature. Times of India reports that police suspect the item could be biological waste used as an educational sample, while the broader account also highlights the uncertainty around whether it represents real human remains.
The case follows a similar incident in Chandigarh last month where sanitation workers found human-like remains and police, with forensic support, collected evidence for examination. In Delhi, authorities focus first on identification and provenance before assessing any further criminal implications, if any.
