Noida, Oct 30 (PTI) A 57-year-old man was found dead inside his flat here on Monday with the police suspecting it to be a case of murder.

Police received a phone call at around 9 am from the nephew of the deceased -- Shashi Sharma -- alerting them about the body.

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There were injury marks on his neck and it appeared to be a case of murder, police said.

"Dharmendra Sharma informed the police that his uncle Shashi Sharma's body is lying in a room of his (uncle's) house in Janta Flats, sector 40 and that the body has injury marks on its neck,” a police spokesperson said.

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The official said an FIR was being lodged in the case at the local Sector 39 police station and an investigation has been launched.

Upon receiving the information, a field unit of personnel went to inspect the incident and further legal proceedings in the case are underway, the police added.

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