Body found in metal box in Jaipur's walled city

The body of a 65-year-old man was found in a metal box in his house at Galta Gate colony of the walled city area here, police said today.
The body of Imamuddin, was found yesterday in a box on the ground floor of the house where he lived, police said.
The man's sons yesterday lodged a complaint at Galta Gate police station that their father was missing since Monday, following which police searched the house and found the body.
The deceased shared the house with a tenant couple who were living on the first floor, police said, adding, when the body was found the couple was not present in the house.

The deceased is survived by two wives and 17 children who are living in other houses owned by the family in the area.
Police said the body has been sent to SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Hospital for postmortem and preliminary investigations suggest that Imamuddin was probably hit on the head with a hammer and strangulated, before being put in the box.