India News | Missing Nagpur Man Found Murdered

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The body of a Nagpur city resident who had gone missing two days ago was found with stab wounds in Khapa area near here on Tuesday, police said.

Nagpur, Sep 21 (PTI) The body of a Nagpur city resident who had gone missing two days ago was found with stab wounds in Khapa area near here on Tuesday, police said.

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The deceased was identified as Pradip Janardan Bagde (47) who ran a Chinese food stall.

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Bagde's phone was switched off since after his call to his wife on September 16 when she could not hear what he was saying due to network issues.

Family members lodged a missing person complaint with Ajni police on September 17. Bagde's much-decomposed body was found under a bridge in Khapa, 30 km away, when stray dogs dragged it out, a police official said.

Police found stab wounds on his stomach and chest. As per the call data record of his phone, he had called his wife last from Warud area.

A case of murder has been registered and probe is underway, the official said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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