Bengaluru, Jun 18 (PTI): Bengaluru police said human bones and a skull were found inside a percolation pit at an apartment complex in Begur.

"We have sent them for forensic analysis, it would take a week before we could get any other details," said an official at the Begur Police station.

The bones and skull were found on June 16 at MN Credence Flora Apartments at New Mico Layout, according to him.

Begur police, under whose jurisdiction the apartment complex falls, filed an Unnatural Death Report, based on a complaint by the president of the residents' welfare association.

According to the president, they had outsourced the pit cleaning and the skeletal remains were found by the workers.

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Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.

The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.

The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.

According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.

As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.