The Borivli Government Railway Police (GRP) has used a tattoo on the body of an unidentified person to establish his identity. The body was found along the tracks between Borivli and Kandivli railway stations a few weeks ago, without any identity cards or documents that could be used to identify the deceased.

During investigations, it was ascertained that the man had an accident involving a local train while crossing the tracks. Officers also found a tattoo on his hand and called in a linguist to identify what was inked. “We were told the writing is in Telugu and read as ‘Arya (A) Medchal’. We then did an online search and got to know Medchal is actually a district in Telangana,” Senior Police Inspector Anil Kadam of Borivli GRP said.