A 25-year old man was found dead at Hathaikheda dam under Ayodhya Nagar police station area on Sunday. Initial investigation by the police has revealed that the deceased was found to have been killed.
According to the police, panic prevailed in the area after a body was found in Hathaikheda Dam Sunday afternoon. After spotting the body police were informed by the locals. On the receipt of the information a police team reached the spot and started the investigation.
In the initial investigations the deceased was identified as Amitabh Adivasi. SHO of Ayodhya Nagar Ashish Pawar said that the body is of ten days old and the circumstantial evidences suggest that the victim has been killed as his hands were found tied and a heavy stone was tied to his legs.
At the moment the details of any injury marks over the body could not be found as the body was deteriorated and the details would be revealed in post mortem report which is awaited, he added. Police said that few have been quizzed in the initial investigations.
The wife of the deceased, Sumitra had lodged a missing complaint with the Ayodhya Nagar police on December 25, 2015.
After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem.
The police have registered a case under Section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
The deceased used to work as fisherman and on December 25 he left for work and has never returned and after failing to find her husband Sumitra lodged a missing complaint.