In case any unclaimed dead body is found, the police shall take it in its possession, and identify it. In case it is provided that the person had died a natural death, a note shall be
prepared accordingly and the dead body shall be handed over to his or her relative for the purpose of performing the last rites. In case no relative is traced, or in case he or she refuses to take possession of the dead body, the
police shall hand it over to the institute of medical sciences, where it has been established, if it requires the body for the purpose of study. In case no such institute has been established at that place, or in case it does not need
the dead body, the police shall have it cremated through the local Village Development Committee or Municipality 37 or a social organization.  Provided that, in case the person whose dead body is found has died as a result of an accident or by committing suicide or in any  other suspicious circumstances, the body shall be handed over to such an institute or cremated, only after completing investigations, including autopsy, according to the laws in force.