Man found murdered; 5 held

According to police sources, on July 27 night Chander8217;s neighbour Budh Sen invited him for a drink at his house, where some other men were also present.

It was alleged that later in the evening when Chander8217;s 11-year-old nephew Sukhbir Singh who resides in Badaun district of Himachal Pradesh, and was visiting Chander, went to Budh Sen8217;s house, he saw a few men beating Chander and strangling him. One of them threatened Sukhbir and told him to tell no one.

Chander Pal disappeared after this and was believed to have committed suicide.

On returning to his native place, Sukhbir revealed the incident to his parents, who took him to the police and got the case registered.

The police arrested Sen, who took them to the place where they had hidden the body. The wooded area from where the body was found is on the border of Chandigarh and Haryana and is largely unpatrolled.

While the police said that investigations are on and the motive of murder is not known, sources said that illicit relations was the cause of murder.