Phagwara: A 45-year-old factory worker, who
was missing since Monday, was found dead on the Phagwara-
Dosanjh-Mukandpur road, police said today.
The deceased, identified as Ram Sunder of local
Gobindpura mohalla, was found lying near the fields near Virk
village last night, they said.
They said that the victim appeared to have been allegedly
strangulated with a string.
Sunder's family told the police that he had lent some
money to a few acquaintances, the police said.
The family claimed that one borrower had recently called
him to give back the money. But Sunder went missing
mysteriously, they said.
A missing complaint was lodged at local Satnampura police
station, they said.
A case under section 302 (punishment for murder) of the
Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against unknown
persons, the police said.
PTI
