Dhaba employee found murdered in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, April 20

A man, who worked at Paul Sweets Dairy and Dhaba in Sector 27, was reportedly found dead today.

The victim's body was dumped near the booth market in the sector. His colleague, a suspect in the case, has been rounded up by the police. The police said they received information about a man lying at the booth market. A PCR team rushed to the spot and found that the victim, who had multiple injury marks, had died. After inspecting the spot, the police suspect that the victim was murdered at some other place and the body was dumped here.

They scrutinised the CCTV footage of the area, which led to the identification of the victim as Arjun. Dhaba owner Anurag also identified the victim.

The police said Anurag revealed that another employee, Budhi Lal, alias Gullu (20), was missing from the shop. The police said the suspect's mobile phone was put on surveillance and he was apprehended from Sector 28 when he was returning from Baltana, Zirakpur.

The suspect is a native of Lucknow, and had been working at the dhaba for the past two years.

UT SSP Nilambari Jagadale said it was yet to be established where the victim was murdered and how. "The suspect is being questioned," the SSP said. —TNS