Dharmapuri: Two bodies of an unidentified man and a woman were found in a vacant land in the vicinity of SIPCOT, at Adhiyaman Kottai here on Tuesday.
A passerby found the bodies when he checked, after noticing a foul odor in the area. L Suresh, a local said, "The bodies with bleeding injuries were found in a highly decomposed state."
Police who were alerted, retrieved the bodies and shifted them to the Dharmapuri Government Medical College and Hospital for postmortem.
Inspector S Latha from Adhiyaman Kottai police station said, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of the deceased and arrest those responsible for this heinous act."
A case has been registered and further probe is on.