A 65-year-old man was found murdered near a nullah in forests under Sukhi Sewania police station area on Tuesday. According to the police, on Tuesday morning an old man was found in an unconscious state and when he was rushed to a nearby hospital he was declared dead. A police team reached the spot and sent the body for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation.
The deceased was identified as Chhuttan Khan of Fatehpur village under Sukhi Sewania police station area. The deceased was attacked with an axe on his neck which caused his death, said the police. Deceased used to work as security guard and was working for the past 4-5 days.
The reason behind the murder could not be ascertained, but police officials were of the opinion that the investigation would certainly shed light on the case. Police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC and have started further investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old girl drowned in a pond created in stone quarry, under Ayodhya Nagar police station area on Tuesday.
Police said that at around 10 am the deceased and her sister had gone to a stone quarry near St Thomas School and while taking bath in the pond, the elder sister slipped and drowned. Shocked with the incident, her younger sister Arpita informed the family after two hours to her mother who informed the police.
After recieving the information police team reached the spot and divers fished out the body.After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered by the police.