Chennai: The police have restored the headless body of the forest area in Perilayapalayam on Saturday night.
The body was found to be burned and buried.
The police were told by people who passed and explored the body.
Identity has not been confirmed.
A goat shepherd found a body buried in the sand.
He reminded the residents of another village who told the police of Periyapalayam.
Tiruvallur SP Varun Kumar examined the scene and the body was excavated in the presence of Uthukottai Tahsildar Raman.
The police found the torso half fire.
It was sent for post-mortem government hospitals to Tiruvallur.
The police examined a list of people missing from the area and had launched a head search to ensure the identity of the victim.
The police suspected the victim was killed elsewhere.