Ujjain: Body of a 40-year-old man was found inside a makeshift hut at Sarvana village under Unhel police station limits in Ujjain on Saturday morning.
The village watchman alerted police after discovering the blood-soaked body. The man identified as Ratanlal was found dead on a cot with severe head injuries. Unhel station in-charge Santosh Chouhan said that he was struck on the head with a stick. Empty liquor bottles were recovered from the hut.
Locals told police that Ratanlal was consuming liquor with his brother
Gokul the previous night.
Police said that Gokul was on the run after the incident. A case of
murder was registered and property dispute was suspected as motive behind it..