Couple arrested after man's body found in bushes

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Press Trust of India Shimla
Last Updated : Aug 10 2015 | 10:42 PM IST
The Rajgarh police have arrested a couple after the body of a horticulture contractor was found hidden under bushes in Rajgarh today.
The body of Matloob (52), a resident of Bada Khera village in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur, was found hidden under thick bushes in Dogri Tel area of Rajgarh during a search operation, Rajgarh DSP Yogesh Rolta said.
The body had deep wounds on head and a case under sections 302, 201 and 34 of the IPC was registered by the Rajgarh police, the DSP said.
During preliminary inquiry, involvement of the couple -- Kiran and Karam Singh -- residents of Daial village, was suspected and both of them were arrested this evening.
They were being interrogated, the police officer said, adding that the body was handed over to the relatives after post-mortem at IGMC Hospital in Shimla.
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First Published: Aug 10 2015 | 10:42 PM IST

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