Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat said the 19-year-old victim was from Perak, Bernama reported.

Police received a call from the public regarding the discovery of the body at about 12.30am.

“Most of the injuries were concentrated on the right side of the victim’s body,” Yusoff said.

No identification documents were found on her, but Yusoff said she was identified using her fingerprints.

He said police suspected the victim was killed at another location before the body was dumped in the area.

Yusoff said the padi field had no street lighting and was about 47m from the nearest residence.

The victim was wearing a necklace bearing the inscription “SYAA”, along with a bracelet on the left wrist and a ring on the middle finger of the right hand.

The victim was clad in a black long-sleeved top and black trousers. A pair of glasses and a light purple shawl were also recovered.

The body was taken to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital for a post-mortem.