A 45-year old man was strangulated to death at his Acharpura village residence under Gunga police station area on Wednesday. According to the police, laxmi Narayan Ahirwar was found in an unconscious state and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
After the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post-mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC registered. Gunga police station in-charge Kuldeep Singh Khatri said that the deceased was found in an unconscious state in his house on Wednesday later, when the post-mortem report was received on Thursday, it was stated that Ahriwar was strangulated to death.
Family claimed that the deceased used to fight a lot with the family members. Deceased’s wife died few years ago. The couple has three children, he added. Initially, the circumstantial evidence suggested that it was a natural death as the deceased was a habitual drinker, but the reason of the death was revealed after the post-mortem was conducted and the police received the report.
Deceased used to consume liquor and was involved in brawls in the vicinity claimed the neighbours. The police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC and have started further investigation. Family statements are yet to be recorded, which would help in cracking the case.
Few people have been detained and the accused would be nabbed soon, claimed the police. Deceased used to work as labour in the farms, but used to spend the earnings in consuming liquor.