Missing brick trader found dead

A brick trader was found dead in Dhanari area with his face mutilated by acid, police said here today.

Aligarh-based trader Rajveer Singh (45) went missing on Friday last after which his family members lodged a complaint of abduction and loot, police said.

Rajveer's body was recovered near a pond last night with face mutilated by acid to conceal his identity.

A case of murder has been lodged and the matter is being investigated, they said.