Panic prevailed in Tarawali village after body of a youth was found in a nullah on Sunday. The condition in which the body was recovered suggests that the deceased was murdered.
According to the police, a youth in the age group of 25-30 years was spotted by the locals and informed the police. On the receipt of the information a police team reached the spot and started investigation.
After the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post-mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC.
The deceased was identified as Jamuna Prasad Jathav (25) of Tarawali village and used to work as labour. Investigating Officer SI PC Verma said that the deceased went missing on September 6 and later his body was found on Sunday. The body was sent for the post mortem in Hamidia hospital and the post mortem report is awaited.
Verma claimed that nothing surfaced in the investigation. The body swelled and skin was partially decomposed. The body was not having any visible injury marks. The reason behind the death of the deceased remained unknown. The post mortem report could help in the investigation as the family members and friends have not provided any clue which could help in establishing the death.
The police suspects that the deceased was killed but no visible injury marks were witnessed. The body was partially decomposed and in the initial investigation it was found that the deceased was killed around 24-48 hours ago and was dumped in the water.