Police have started investigating the case.

The woman’s son, Somar Chand, said he found her disfigured body after searching for his missing mother with some relatives, according to a police report seen by CNN.

He alleged that her skin had been peeled off, her breast cut off and her head split with a sharp object, the American newspaper reported.

The deceased was identified as  Daya Bheel.

The 40-year-old went missing on Wednesday.

Her son told police in Sindh province that his mother had gone to collect grass but did not return home, according to the police report.