On July 14th, local time, a man in Haryana, India, stumbled upon a cache of bones hidden for ten years in an abandoned house while searching for crickets. Upon discovering the unusual find, he immediately alerted the authorities. Police arrived at the scene and forced open the door to find the bones inside.
The house where the bones were discovered had been abandoned for over seven years, belonging to a man named Munir Khan. The police reported that Munir Khan had 10 children. His third son, Amir Khan, is currently believed to be the owner of the bones. Amir Khan lived alone in the house, with his siblings having moved elsewhere long ago.
Police officer Kishan Kumar stated, “The deceased was around 50 years old, single. He had been dead for several years, and even his bones were starting to decay. We found no signs of struggle or blood at the scene, which could suggest natural death. It seems his siblings or friends hadn’t visited him.”
The discovery of a Nokia phone near the bones helped the police determine the approximate time of death.
Despite the phone being dead and turned off, technicians managed to fix it and retrieve the call logs. Kumar mentioned that this was a significant breakthrough in the case:
“The records show there were 84 missed calls on the phone in 2015, which ‘informed’ us of a clear timeline.”
In addition to the phone, police also found coins under the pillow near the remains, further confirming the year of death—these coins ceased to be issued after 2016.
Kumar added that Amir Khan’s brother, Shahbaz, also discovered rings and shorts belonging to his elder brother on the bones.
Currently, the remains have been sent to a forensic team for examination to ultimately identify the deceased.