Sunil Kumad was strangulated with a belt yesterday at Midkali village here, SHO, Budhana police station, A P Mishra said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, he said.
Meanwhile, a 38-year-old labourer working at a factory was shot dead by two bike-born assailants at Malira village near here last evening.
The cause behind the attack is yet to be ascertained, police said, adding, the matter is being investigated.