An environmentalist had to take the help of mid-day after a policeman’s cold response to his discovery of a human skull and bones on the Bena beach in Vasai. Lisbon Ferrao had spotted the skeletal remains late Wednesday evening and informed the police on Thursday morning. This newspaper’s enquiries thereafter prompted a probe.

Ferrao approached mid-day after the policeman at Papdi police chowki did not take his report seriously. This newspaper visited the site and saw the remains lying unattended. The lower jaw was missing. “I informed you so that the skull and bones can be collected and sent for forensic analysis,” the environmentalist told the correspondent.