Human skeleton in sack found in Kanpur

Panic gripped an area of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district Tuesday after a human skeleton was recovered from an unclaimed sack, police said.

The sack was found late Tuesday evening from the Kidwai Nagar area, some 80 km from Lucknow.

"Some passers-by first noticed the sack lying unclaimed and approached us," police inspector Satyendra Singh told reporters in Kanpur.

"We have sought assistance of experts to know how old was the victim, whose skeleton has been recovered," he added.

According to police, some rag pickers were initially seen moving around with the sack in the area.