ALOR GAJAH, Sept 15 — Police have confirmed that the skeletal remains found in a barrel near the Durian Tunggal Dam reserve area in Machap last Sunday are human bones.
Alor Gajah police chief Supt Ahmad Abu Bakar said the case has been classified as murder and is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
“There are no further developments at this stage. The bones found have been confirmed to be human, and the case is classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
“For now, we have yet to determine the victim’s gender, while the post-mortem examination is continuing today,” he said in a statement.
Ahmad said a blue “pelikat” sarong, a T-shirt, and a pair of shorts were also found alongside the skeletal remains.
In the incident last Sunday, a blue barrel believed to contain human skeletal remains was discovered by three individuals aged between 25 and 35 while they were fishing at the reservoir at about 11.40 am.
