Sultanpur, Mar 14 (PTI) The body of a 55-year-old man was found in a canal near Avsanpur village here on Saturday morning, police said.
Villagers spotted the body floating in the canal in the Shivgarh area and alerted the police. A team reached the scene and retrieved the body, they added.
Injury marks were found on the head and other parts of the body, raising suspicion that the death could be a case of murder, police said.
Shivgarh Police Station SHO Chandrabhan Verma said the deceased has been identified as Samar Bahadur, a resident of Bharkhare.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, police said. PTI COR NAV SMV RHL
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