ROORKEE: The body of a 22-year-old man was found hanging from a steel hook on the wall of a house in Beldi village in Roorkee area of Haridwar district.
On a complaint filed by the deceased's father, police registered a murder case against four persons, including a woman. Police claimed that the father had alleged that his son was strangled to death as they suspected him of having an extra-marital affair with the wife of one of the accused persons. Police are yet to make an arrest in the case.
According to police, the victim, Saurabh, worked as a motorcycle mechanic. He was seen sleeping in his house on Friday night, and his body was spotted by villagers the next morning on the outer wall of a neighbouring house. On information, police led by SP (rural) Swapn Kishore Singh reached the spot and pulled down the body for autopsy.
Prima facie, it appeared that the man killed himself, police said. Investigation revealed that the victim had an illicit relationship with a married woman and the victim’s body was recovered from the wall of her house. Police registered a case against the woman, her husband, and his brothers.
"We have registered a case under IPC section 302 (murder) and started an investigation into the matter from various angles associated with the crime,” said Manoj Menwal, in charge of Civil Lines police station.
