The body with multiple injuries was spotted by the people near a Nullah in Karcha village in Pancheri belt of the district yesterday who later informed the police.
A police team rushed to the spot and shifted the body to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) Pancheri where doctors declared him dead.
The police have identified the deceased as 31-year-old VDC member Rattan Chand.
A case has been registered in the incident and investigation has been initiated, police said.
Without any formal training or salaries, VDCs were setup by J&K police by arming volunteers to counter heavily armed terrorists in 1992-93 in erstwhile Doda district, now Chenab valley, following number of attacks on minority Hindus.