Uttar Pradesh: Body of elderly person stuffed in cardboard box, thrown after murder

An elderly man working at a tent house was murdered in Kanpur. After this, the body was stuffed in cardboard and thrown into the drain. His kin went into the drain and took out the body after failing to get any help from the police.

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): An elderly man was allegedly murdered after which his body was stuffed in a cardboard box and thrown into a drain in the Barra area of the district, police said on Sunday.

According to police, the incident could have taken place on December 21. "Upon receiving information, we reached the spot, but could not find the body of 60-year-old Sunil Jaiswal. We only found a slipper, which was lying on a drain," they added.

Police further said that Jaiswal, a resident of Varun Vihar of Barra police station, used to work in the Bhasin tent house of Barra. "He went to work on December 21 but did not return home. Sunil Bhasin, the owner of the Bhasin ten house came to Jaiswal's home and informed his kin that his slippers were found on a drain," a police official added.

Police examined the CCTV footage, through which it has come to light that a few unidentified people were seen throwing a heavy cardboard box.

It is understood that as the police were not able to find the body, Sunil Jaiswal's kin jumped into the drain and took out his body. Police said that the body was sent for post-mortem. "The post-mortem report revealed injury marks on Sunil Jaiswal's body and death by drowning. We are probing the case," police added.