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Rajasthan Crime News: Months after the shocking Meerut murder case, the body of a man was found in a blue drum kept on the roof in the Adarsh Colony of Kishangarh Bas in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Hansraj, a resident of Navadiya Khandepur in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

The murder brings back memories of the Meerut murder case in March where a merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput was murdered by wife Muskaan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla. Saurabh’s body was cut into 15 pieces using a butcher’s knife and concealed in a drum filled with cement.

The Hansraj wife and children are missing from home. After receiving the information, the police reached the spot, took the body into custody and began an investigation. The man was allegedly strangulated on Saturday night.

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Salt Sprinkled On Body To Prevent Smell

According to the police, Hansraj alias Suraj had come to live with his wife and three children about two months ago in the rented rooms on the roof of the house of landlord Rajesh Sharma.

Till Saturday evening, the children were seen playing in the neighbourhood, however after that suddenly the wife disappeared from the house along with the children.

As per the police investigation, salt was sprinkled on the body kept in the drum to prevent the smell. On receiving the information of the incident, DSP Rajendra Nirvana and police station officer Jitendra Singh Shekhawat reached the spot with the police force.

The FSL team is also collecting evidence from the spot. The accused and the motive of killing has not been revealed yet. Efforts are underway to trace the wife.

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“As soon as the information was received, the police force reached the spot. The body has been taken into custody and action has been initiated. The deceased's wife and children are being searched for. The accused will be traced soon,” said Jitendra Singh, Incharge, Kishangarh Bas Police Station, as quoted by jagran.com.