Cement factory worker killed

A 27-year-old man was killed allegedly by some unknown persons who then dumped the body in the residential quarters of a factory where he worked.

Jaheed Khan, who worked in a cement material manufacturing unit at Revati village on Bhiwandi Wada road near Ambadi in the district, was stabbed to death apparently between August 6 and 7, Assistant Police Inspector G K Matondkar of Ganeshpuri police station said.

The body was found yesterday in the residential quarters of the cement unit, he said.

Based on a complaint filed by the factory owner, a case was registered under section 302 (punishment for murder) of IPC, he said, adding that search for the killers was on.