Saharanpur (UP), Nov 8 (PTI) The dead body of a 42-year-old man was recovered from a rural link road under the Deoband police station area here on Sunday, police said.

    The deceased was identified as Pushpendra Kumar, a resident of Dhaloli village. His body was found on a link road along the Ran Khandi-Dhaloli route, police said.

    Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Mayank Pathak told PTI that Deoband police received information around 11 am on Sunday about the body of an unidentified person lying in Ran Khandi village.

    Police and a forensic team rushed to the spot and identified the deceased as Pushpendra Kumar.

    Pathak said the deceased's family members told police that Pushpendra had left his home around 9.30 pm on November 7, after which they were unable to contact him, and he did not return home.

    The forensic team collected evidence from the spot for examination, he said, adding that the body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, Pathak added.

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