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Police Broaden Ludhiana Probe After Decomposed Body Found in Blue Drum

Investigators have traced the drum’s purchase path and await forensic tests to pinpoint how and when the bound body was killed.

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The police were alerted after the detection of a foul smell in the Sherpur area of the city.
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Man's decomposed body found in a drum in Ludhiana. | Image: X

Overview

  • Ragpickers alerted police on June 25 after detecting a foul odor from an abandoned blue drum in Sherpur, leading to the grisly discovery.
  • The victim, believed to be a migrant man around 40 years old, was wrapped in a bedsheet and plastic sack with his neck and legs bound by rope.
  • Ludhiana Police registered a murder case and sent the body to the Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination to confirm cause and timing of death.
  • Investigators have compiled records from 42 local drum manufacturing units to trace the origin of the new-looking drum used to conceal the body.
  • Officers are reviewing CCTV within a five-kilometre radius, tracking suspicious vehicles and interrogating migrants while cross-referencing missing persons reports.