Police inspector R K Gaikwad of the Kapurbawdi police station told PTI that labourers noticed the body while cleaning bushes near the footpath.
The local tehsildar was summoned, a panchnama was done and the was body removed, the police official said.
The body has been sent to the Thane civil hospital for a postmortem and the police would arrive at any conclusion only after the medical report, the police official said.
Meanwhile, some clothes and utensils were found at the site and the police is presently examining CCTV footage to identify those who might have buried the body.