A 56-year-old man was killed by some unidentified person under the limits of Mandir Hasoud police station on Friday morning. The neck of deceased was hacked with some sharp edge axe, said Station House Officer Mandir Hasoud, Rajesh Jha.
Though police has begun investigations it is groping in dark for any major breakthrough in the case.
The SHO talking with The Pioneer informed that the deceased was identified as Munshiram Sahu son of Amarsingh Sahu resident of Piparhatti village under Mandir Hasoud police station. His body was spotted near his home by some villagers on early Friday morning who then informed police. Police further said that deceased was a farmer and had left his home around 6 am and had reached near the farm land of Feku Nishad are resident of same village where his body was found.
“The neck of deceased was hacked by some unidentified person with axe,” said SHO. Police said some bitter personal rivalry could be the outcome of murder. Meanwhile a police has registered under a case in this connection under the Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) in this connection and have begun investigation.