Keonjhar: In a shocking incident, a man today abandoned a sack containing severed body of a woman under the Keonjhar bypass flyover and fled the spot.

As per eyewitnesses, the man carrying the sack on a moped was intercepted and questioned by some locals who suspected foul play over his movement and body language. The person told them that he was carrying meat on the vehicle.

Though the locals had detained him and informed the Keonjhar Town police about the incident, he managed to flee the spot leaving the moped and sack before the arrival of cops.

On unpacking the sack, police found the severed body. Further investigation was underway and efforts were on to ascertain the details of the vehicle owner.

Till last reports came in, the identity of the deceased was yet to be ascertained. The body has been sent for post-mortem.