Muzaffarnagar, Sep 14: A 17-year-old boy was found hanging from a tree in a forest here, police said Tuesday, adding the youth's family has alleged murder.

The incident took place on Monday in Mubarikpur village that falls under Mansurpur police station, they said.

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Circle Officer RK Singh said the body was sent for postmortem and investigation was underway.

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