Dalit labourer found hanging in Saharanpur, family suspects murder; probe launched

In Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a 35-year-old Dalit labourer named Rajesh was found dead, hanging from a tree in a field. Police responded to the scene after villagers discovered the body. Rajesh's family alleges that he was murdered and the hanging was staged to appear as suicide. Authorities have initiated a post-mortem examination to ascertain the precise cause of death.

Representative image SAHARANPUR: The body of a 35-year-old Dalit labourer was found hanging from a tree on Thursday in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur. Superintendent of Police (rural), Sagar Jain, said the deceased, identified as Rajesh, was a resident of Jarauda Jat village and worked as a daily wage labourer for a local farmer, reported news agency PTI. Police teams, accompanied by a forensic unit and the deceased's family, arrived at the scene soon after receiving the alert.

The body was then taken into custody and sent for a post-mortem to determine the exact cause of death. "According to preliminary information, Rajesh had gone around 2 am to operate a tubewell in the fields where he was working," Jain said. "Later in the morning, villagers heading to their fields spotted his body hanging from a tree and immediately informed the police.

" He also informed that Rajesh’s family members allege that he was murdered and his body was hanged to make it look like a suicide. Rajesh is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter, said the police..