Police recovered a human skeleton inside a drum from a construction site in Jashore city on Monday.

The skeleton was found at Bajlur Rahman’s land at Kazi Para Niribli area in the city, said Tajul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali police station.

Two of the construction workers, Nurnab and Sattar, said they found the drum during piling work and informed the owner of the plot Bazlur Rahman as there was a foul smell coming from it.

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Bazlur, who hails from Benapole district. informed the police.

Bazlur said he bought the land some two and a half years ago from its former owner, one Motaleb from Kasba upazila.

“Just recently I started building a residential home on this land,” he said.

OC Tajul Islam said they suspect the skeleton is years old and will send it for an autopsy for identification.