Charred remains of man found on roof top

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Press Trust of India Jamshedpur
Last Updated : Aug 22 2014 | 10:35 PM IST
Charred remains of a 30-year-old man was found on the roof top of a person in Dalbhumgarh under Dalbhumgarh police station of Ghatsila sub-division, the police today said.
The half burnt body of Avinash Gupta was found on the roof top of one Prakash Chawla on Thursday and a case under section 302 of CrPC was lodged in this connection against Chawla and his daughter, said Superintendent of Police (rural) S K Sinha.
The body has been recovered and sent for post-mortem, he said adding no arrests have been made so far.
"We are investigating the matter and waiting for the post-mortem report before making any comment," Sinha said when asked about the incident.
Family members of the victim have alleged that Gupta was tortured and killed by the accused as he was having an affair with Chawla's daughter. They also alleged that the body bore several injury marks.
Meanwhile, the East Singhbhum district committee of JMM has demanded mmediate arrest of the culprit in connection with Gupta's killing.
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First Published: Aug 22 2014 | 10:35 PM IST

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