When the downpour stopped, pedestrians and motorists gasped in shock at the sight of the body, still clad in jeans, in the middle of the road.

The victim's feet was also missing. No identification documents were found.

District police chief Assistant Commissioner Arjunaidi Mohamed said judging from the state of decomposition, the victim might have been dead for several days.

"We are looking for the rest of the body," he said.

At the scene yesterday, the New Straits Times found policemen from the Forensics Unit and K9 unit dogs scouring the area for clues.

Five colleagues of missing real estate agent Tang Yong Ching turned up about 2pm to enquire about the body.

They feared the body could be that of Tang, a 45-year-old father of two from Ara Damansara, here, who has been missing since Thursday.

Tang went for a 5pm meeting with a prospective client the day he went missing.

He was last seen wearing a light-blue long-sleeved shirt, a pair of black pants and black shoes.