The fire brigade and police officials had to deploy a ladder to fish out the package from the filthy nullah. Pics/Nimesh Dave

Still recovering from the sensational murders of Hema Upadhyay and Harish Bhambani, the residents of Charkop in Kandivli are extremely wary of another gory crime. It makes sense then that when one of the locals spotted what looked like a body wrapped in cloth floating in Charkop nullah on Friday morning, reinforcements — police and fire brigade —were immediately called in.