Police received an information that a burnt car was found on the roadside in Keesara area of neighbouring Ranga Reddy district, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Malkajgiri Zone) E Ramachandra Reddy said.
"When we reached the spot, we found one charred body on the rear seat of the car. During verification and as per information available, the car belongs to one advocate Uday Kumar. However, we are in process of identifying the deceased," the officer said.
"The post-mortem was done on the spot and efforts are on to identify the body through DNA profile," the senior police officer added.
Keesara Police Station Inspector P Guruva Reddy said they have registered a case of murder in this connection.