LUCKNOW, July 17 (IANS) A contract technician working at Lucknow Airport has been found dead with his throat slit in a mango grove.
The victim, identified as Ankit Yadav, 35, is the only son of a retired sub-inspector.
On 14 July, he returned from a tour in Kedarnath and went to file a robbery report at Sarojini Nagar Police Station on Sunday.
But Ankit did not return home and his father, Vijay Yadav, went out to look for him.
On the evening of the same day, some villagers spotted the body and reported it to the police.
Police found a bloodied knife, cell phone, helmet and wallet.
The identity of the victim was confirmed by his Aadhaar card retrieved from his pocket.
The police found Ankit’s motorcycle near the accident scene and later called his father.
Vijay told the police that his son had gone to file a theft complaint of his mobile phone.
The police found his mobile phone from the spot.
SHO, Sarojini Nagar, Shailendra Giri said: “We have sent the mobile phone to the forensic lab for examination and to retrieve the data stored in it. We are investigating if there was a personal love-enmity angle or any other issue that led to the killing.”
The body was sent for an autopsy.
– Jans
Amita / Kansas
