India News | Man's Body Found Near Railway Station in Palghar; Cops Suspect Murder
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The body of a 40-year-old man with injury marks has been found outside a railway station in Palghar district of Maharashtra, with the police suspecting it to be a case of murder, an official said on Monday.
Palghar, Jan 29 (PTI) The body of a 40-year-old man with injury marks has been found outside a railway station in Palghar district of Maharashtra, with the police suspecting it to be a case of murder, an official said on Monday.
Some passers-by spotted the body near a toilet close to the Naigaon railway station on Sunday evening and alerted the police, inspector Mangesh Aandhare from Naigaon police station said.
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The police rushed to the spot and sent the body to a government hospital for post-mortem.
The deceased has been identified as Bhagoji Uttekar, the official said, adding the autopsy report is awaited.
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The police have registered a case under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder) and are conducting a probe into it, he added.
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