Kuala Selangor police chief Azaharudin Tajudin said police received a call from an angler at about 4.50pm reporting the discovery of a suspicious-looking package, tied with a rope and emitting a foul smell, while he was fishing at the location, Bernama reported.

The body was taken to Al-Sultan Abdullah Hospital’s forensic department for a post-mortem.

The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was strangulation. The victim has yet to be identified.

Anyone with information on the case can contact investigating officer Khairol Hiysham Shamsudin at 03-3289 1222.