Murdered man wrongly buried as Muslim, body exhumed

The body of a Hindu man was dug out from a Muslim graveyard in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar after he was wrongly identified as a Muslim and was buried at a graveyard. The real identity of the deceased was revealed after his murderers confessed to the crime.

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh):The body of a 19-year-old youth was dug out on Friday from a Muslim graveyard after he was identified as a Hindu.

The man was killed on June 17 by his three friends who dumped his body in the Yamuna, police said, adding that the body was recovered next day.

He was wrongly identified as a Muslim after which the body was buried at a graveyard, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Surjit Kumar said.

On the orders of Shamli District Magistrate, the body was exhumed after the man was identified as Sagar, a Hindu, police said.

The real identity of the deceased was revealed after the three arrested men confessed to the crime, they said.

Sagar was a resident of Haryana's Panipat and his family had lodged a missing complaint on June 17, they said.

The body was handed over to the family, police added.