Kolkata: Parts of a skeleton were recovered from an abandoned guest house of the Kolkata Port Trust opposite Customs House on Strand Road on Tuesday.
Forensic experts said, prima facie, the skeleton appeared to be several years old.
The incident was reported at around 12.15pm when labourers, who were cleaning the roof the warehouse, spotted the remains.
The property was recently handed over to an appliance giant.
“The North Port police later joined by the homicide section of the detective department reached the spot.
Parts of the skeleton were found on roof of the building which had no stairs.
The bones were collected after site photography and will be examined at the Medical College,” an officer said.