Hans News Service Lucknow

Threebodies, including one suspected to be of a murdered man, were found at separate locations in Lucknow, prompting police investigations into the circumstances surrounding the deaths, officials said on Tuesday.

The body of an unidentified man, aged around 35, was found stuffed in a sack beneath a culvert in the Amavan forest area under Banthra police station limits in the morning, police said.

The body appeared to be around three days old. The man was tall and thin and was wearing a red shirt and blue lower, according to a police statement.

Police received information about a suspicious sack lying beneath the culvert through Dial-112 at around 9.15 am. A police team reached the spot and found the body inside the sack.

“Prima facie, it appears that the man was murdered and his body dumped at the spot,” police said, adding that forensic experts have collected scientific and physical evidence from the scene.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Md Mustaque inspected the spot, according to officials.

Police are trying to establish the identity of the deceased and have sent the body for a postmortem examination. Further action will be taken based on the post-mortem report and investigation, the statement said. Apart from this, the body of a 45-year-old man, identified as Subhash Chandra, was found in a mango orchard in Sant Nagar village under Rahimabad police station limits.