Summary:
The victim was missing since October 11.
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The body of a 50 year old missing man was found hanging from a tree in the core forest area of the Mala forest range in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Wednesday morning.
The victim was missing since October 11.
PTR deputy director Naveen Khandelwal stated a joint team of PTR and Gajraula police station had been searching for the victim in the forest area for the past three days, suspecting that a tiger might have killed him.
The body had, however no marks to suggest that the victim was attacked by a wild animal, stated Khandelwal.
SHO Jai Prakash Singh stated the victim; Gaurang Tapani of Kanjaharaiyya village had gone missing in the afternoon of October 11 after he left home for some work.
Further action would be taken after the autopsy report ascertained whether it was a suicide or a murder, added the SHO
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