Ghaziabad primary school teacher found dead in Muzaffarnagar

MUZAFFARNAGAR: Body of a 27-year-old primary school teacher from Loni in Ghaziabad was recovered from Ganga Canal Road in Muzaffarnagar’s Khatauli area on Wednesday morning. Prima facie, it appears that the deceased Aslam was murdered and his body was left on the road. Police is, however, refusing to comment till the postmortem report ascertains the cause of death.
According to the deceased’s family, Aslam Ahmed, 26, resident of Ashok Vihar in Loni, was posted as an English teacher in a primary school in Sahibabad.He left home in the morning with Rs two lakh to book a tractor for a family member but did not return. Late on Tuesday, Khatauli police in Muzaffarnagar called the family to inform that Aslam’s body was recovered from Ganga canal road in Khatauli area.
Aslam’s uncle, Khushnaseeb said, “It is only a murder case. He has got nothing to do with Khatauli. He left in the morning to buy a tractor. His mother spoke to him on his mobile phone at 2pm. However, when she tried to contact him again, his phone was switch-off. We informed the local police in Loni. Though the location traced by the police showed Delhi, but his body was found in Khatauli.”
According to police sources, after getting information about the body, police rushed to the spot and found some identification papers from the body. Police informed the deceased’s family. Superintendent of police (city), Satpal Antil said, “Body has been sent for postmortem and investigation is on in the matter. We will be able to confirm the cause of death only after we receive the postmortem report.”
Station house officer of Khatauli police station, Har Sharan Sharma said, “A case will be registered after getting the postmortem report. Action will be taken accordingly.”