Sensation prevailed in Mother Teresa Nagar when the partially decomposed body of an elderly man was found in his house under the jurisdiction of Madhotal police station. In prima facie of the investigation, police found that the man was brutally killed after being hit with a hammer.

 

The deceased has been identified as Ajit Singh (82), resident of Mother Teresa Nagar in Madhotal. According to Madhotal police, receiving the information of finding the body of a man, police team reached spot and found that a strong foul odour coming from the premises. At the scene, local resident Raju Yadav (52), who lives near Shiv Shakti Hanuman Mandir and runs a tent business, informed police that the smell was coming from the neighbouring house where Ajit Singh lived with his son Amarjeet Singh. Efforts to contact

 

Amarjeet Singh over the phone were unsuccessful as his phone was switched off. Police broke open the door and found that Ajit Singh (82) lying dead on a bed in the front room.

 

His body was swollen, emitting a strong stench and also found injuries on the neck, head and forehead. Bloodstains were found on a hammer lying on the kitchen rack behind the room. Initial evidence suggests that an unidentified person slit his throat and struck his head with a heavy object, causing his death. Police sent the body for post-mortem after conducting Panchnama. Madhotal police have registered a case against an unknown accused under Sections 103(1) and 238 of the BNS. Taking a serious note into the case,

 

SP Upadhyay, directed investigation and arrest of the accused. Additional SP Ayush Gupta and CSP BS Gothariya formed an investigation team under the leadership of SHO, Madhotal Police Station Nilesh Dohare to identify and apprehend the accused.