
UP: Decomposed body wrapped with brown tape found near Hindon Canal; probe underway
Oct 12, 2025
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 12 : A decomposed human body wrapped with brown tape was found near Hindon Canal, Ghazipur, police said.
"Yesterday, dated 11.10.2025, in the evening, information regarding the recovery of a dead body at Hindon Canal, Ghazipur, was received at Police Station Ghazipur. On reaching the spot, i.e., the dry corner of Hindon Canal opposite Mulla Colony, Ghazipur, a decomposed human dead body was found wrapped with brown tape. The body was further packed and kept in a plastic bag," police said.
Prima facie, a case under Section 103/238(a) BNS has been registered.
Further details are awaited.
Meanwhile, a 34-year-old man was stabbed to death late on Thursday night in the Khadar area near Khajuri Chowk in northeast Delhi, police said.
According to the officials, information about the incident was received at around 11:27 PM on October 9 at New Usmanpur Police Station. When police teams reached the spot, they discovered a man lying on the ground with multiple stab injuries.
The deceased has been identified as Gajender (34), son of Veerpal, a resident of Dayalpur, who worked as a barber.
"The forensic team inspected the scene, collected evidence, and the body was shifted to the hospital for post-mortem examination," the officials said.
A case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (Punishment for murder) has been registered at PS New Usmanpur.
Earlier, a 24-year-old man succumbed to injuries during treatment at the Hospital in the National Capital's Dilshad Garden, police said. The deceased worked as a salesman, according to the police.
An investigation is also being conducted from the robbery point of view, as her friend, who was at the scene of the crime, revealed that they had been robbed by some persons.