An unidentified partially burnt body which was found in Doiwala near a school on Thursday morning caused a stir among the local people. The body was later identified as that of a local driver who used to take students to and from school.
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Arun Mohan Joshi, who went to inspect the crime scene, stated that burn injuries have been found on the body, but the cause of death is still uncertain for which they are waiting for the post-mortem report.
The deceased has been identified as 28-year old Pradeep Kumar, resident of Balluwala in Doiwala. He was a driver by profession. According to the local people he used to ferry school children from Doiwala to a school situated at Ranipokhri.
According to the sources, the owner of vehicle Pradeep used to drive tried calling him on Wednesday evening, but he was not able to reach him. After that the owner contacted Pradeep’s family who then told him that Pradeep has not returned home since Wednesday evening.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Parmendra Dobhal said that the family of the deceased came at Doiwala police station on Wednesday night after which a missing report was also filed at the station. He further said that they have also found a suicide note which is also being examined as of now.
It is pertinent to mention here that according to the sources, the post-mortem report has mentioned burn of his bodies as the cause of death.
However, police is yet to examine whether the burns were self inflicted or not.