Thane, Apr 15 (PTI) The body of an unidentified man with several injuries has been found in Maharashtra's Thane district, with police suspecting it to be a case of murder, officials said on Tuesday.

A passer-by spotted the body at an open plot in Bhadwad area of Bhiwandi town at around 11.30 am on Monday, an official from Shanti Nagar police station said.

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After being alerted, the police went to the spot and sent the body to a government hospital for postmortem.

The deceased had severe injuries on the head, neck, chest and abdomen apparently caused by repeated stone attacks, the official said.

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“As of now, the identity of the deceased and the motive behind the killing remain unknown,” the official said.

The police have registered a case against unidentified persons on charges of murder, he said.

Efforts were on to trace the culprits, the police added.

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