A 30-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a stone quarry in Berkhedi Bajpt village under Ratibad police station area on Wednesday.
Panic prevailed in the area after a man was found dead near a stone quarry. The locals informed the police after spotting the body at around 6 am and on the receipt of the information a police team was rushed to the spot and started investigation.
The deceased was identified as Dinesh Kushwaha of Barkhedi and in the initial investigation police found that the deceased committed suicide but the family members have denied that the deceased had committed suicide and he has been killed.
A missing complaint of the deceased was registered with Ratibad police on Tuesday after the deceased not returned in the evening. The deceased use to work as a gardener with a contractor at Secretariat.
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.
Police said that the reason of the death would be investigated. In the preliminary investigation the circumstantial evidences suggest that the deceased committed suicide but to ascertain the reason is not possible and on the receipt of the post mortem reason of the death could be revealed.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old man was attacked with a sharp edged weapon in Aishbagh area in the night on Tuesday.
According to the police, the victim Mohammad Mateen was attacked with a sharp edged weapon by the accused Israel Khan and escaped the spot. The victim was rushed to Hamidia hospital where his condition is reportedly stable.
The victim is a resident of Shardha Nagar and came to meet his in-laws at shanties near Aishbagh railway crossing where he was attacked after heated exchanges with the accused. The police have registered a case 307 and 34 of the IPC and have started further investigation.