India News | Body of Murder Accused Found in UP

Amethi (UP), Jul 6 (PTI) The body of a man accused of murder was found in a village here on Saturday, police said.

Superintendent of Police Anoop Kumar Singh said Monu Pasi, 35, was a resident of Mahmoodpur in Amethi.

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"The body was found near Ramnath Purva village. A bottle of pesticide was also recovered from near the body," Singh said.

Police have sent the body for postmortem examination to ascertain the cause of death.

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Pasi was accused of murdering a brother of the village head on June 28, Singh said.

"Our teams were on the lookout for Pasi in connection with the murder case," said the SP.

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