Man's body found hanging from tree in Thane; cops suspect murder

The body of a 22-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in Bhiwandi area of Maharashtras Thane district, police said on Thursday.An official said the police suspect that the man was killed following a family dispute. Some locals alerted the police after spotting the body hanging from a tree on Wednesday near Bhiwandi Road railway station.

The body of a 22-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in Bhiwandi area of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.

An official said the police suspect that the man was killed following a family dispute. Some locals alerted the police after spotting the body hanging from a tree on Wednesday near Bhiwandi Road railway station. There were injuries on the legs of the deceased. A tattoo with the word 'Saddam' was found on one of his arms, Narpoli police station's senior inspector Bharat Kamat said. The body has been sent to a government hospital for post-mortem. A case has been registered against three persons under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder) and 201 (destruction of evidence), the police said, adding that search was on for the accused.