A 30-year-old alleged criminal was found murdered near a liquor shop at Prabhat Petrol Pump Square under Aishbagh police station area on Saturday.
According to the police, panic prevailed in Prabhat petrol pump area after a body was found near liquor shop. After spotting the body, the locals informed the police.
The deceased was identified as Vijay Verma alias Guttu a resident of Ayodhya Nagar and it was revealed that he used to live in Ashoka Garden area and was a habitual offender. He was booked by Ashoka Garden police for several serious crimes. The circumstantial evidences suggest that the deceased was stabbed to death in the morning. Deceased was attacked in his neck and signs of struggle were found at the spot claimed the police.
In the initial investigation the police have not found anyone who witnessed the killing or spotted anyone with the deceased. The body was found at a busy public place and had shops near the spot but the shopkeepers and the locals expressed ignorance over the attack or killing of the deceased.It is possible that the deceased might have been killed at some other place and later the body was disposed at the spot. The police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC.