The body of Bhagaban Goswami was found just behind the old.
DC Bunglow and it was stuck in a water pumping tool, they said.
"We cannot tell immediately whether it is a case of suicide or a murder. We have sent the body for post-mortem. One thing is clear, there is no external injury mark on the body," an official said.
Goswami, head of the History department, had gone missing on January 4 from the North East Book fair in the city.
