Human head found near Bengaluru playground; police link it to railway death

2 min readBengaluruJul 29, 2026 11:49 AM IST The Bengaluru police said dogs may have carried remains from the railway tracks and that the identity of the victim is yet to be confirmed. (File Photo)A grisly discovery of a human head near a Bengaluru cricket ground Wednesday morning triggered murder suspicions, but the police later said it was linked to a railway accident and not a crime. The police suspect that stray dogs dragged the severed head nearly 200 metres from the railway tracks to the playground. The head was discovered after residents, out for a morning walk, noticed stray dogs dragging what appeared to be human remains near the cricket ground in Bengaluru’s Kodathi village. The gruesome discovery initially sparked suspicions of murder as the victim’s face was severely disfigured