Wrapped in cloth, with garlands: two sets of skeletal remains found in sand dumped at Sheela Nagar, Visakhapatnam
Two sets of human skeletal remains were discovered in construction debris dumped at a site in Visakhapatnam. Police suspect the remains may have been inadvertently transported from a burial ground during excavation work and have launched an investigation.
Why it matters
The discovery raises concerns regarding the handling of human remains and the regulation of construction waste disposal in urban areas.
Two sets of unidentified human skeletal remains, one of them suspected to be a woman’s, were found among heaps of sand dumped at Sheela Nagar Junction in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday (August 18, 2026).
The remains were found at a site where construction of the Sheela Nagar-Sabbavaram road is under way. On receiving information, personnel from the Gajuwaka police reached the spot and inspected the area.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (South sub-division) Srinivas Rao said the sand had reportedly been dumped at the site at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The police found two sets of skeletal remains buried in it. One was suspected to be a woman’s.
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