A 40-year-old man was found dead in Jewar area of Greater Noida on Sunday morning. The dead has been identified as Giriraj, a farmer in Thora village. Th victim had several injuries to his head and neck and his family alleges foul play.
Giriraj lived in a small makeshift room, adjacent to his home where his family lived. According to police, Giriraj went to bed on Saturday night and was discovered lying in a pool of blood the following morning.“The victim bore injury marks on his neck, which indicate he was hit by a sharp and heavy object like a truncheon,” said a police official.
Meanwhile, Giriraj’s son Dinesh Kumar lodged a complaint against six people, including a woman from the same village, accusing them of murder.According to the complaint, the accused had a personal enmity with his father over some property which might have led to the killing. “We have sent the body for autopsy. A case has been registered and we are investigating the matter,” said Ajay Kumar Yadav, SHO, Jewar police station.