Kanpur: Police have registered a murder case against three youths after the body of one Reshu Gautam (28) was found in a water-filled pit in Gangaghat, also known as Shuklaganj, in Unnao district, although a postmortem report attributed his death to drowning.The body was found in the pit in Vishnupuri mohalla on Thursday evening. As it could not initially be identified, police sent it for a postmortem.After the examination on Friday, the family alleged murder. Placing the body outside Gangaghat Kotwali, they blocked the road and demanded action in the case.The family ended the protest after CO City Vini Singh and Kotwali in-charge Ajay Kumar Singh assured them that an FIR would be registered on the basis of their complaint.Based on a complaint by the deceased’s father, police registered a case under Section 103(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against Premnagar residents Ritik, son of Ramesh; Golu, son of Suresh; and Sumit Gautam. An investigation is under way.His mother, Shankutla, said Reshu was the third of five brothers.
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