A 40-year-old farmer was found dead from his agricultural field in Shahpur village here under mysterious circumstances even as his family members alleged that he was murdered, police said.
Jagtar Singh had gone to the fields on Tuesday and did not return home, according to Rampur police station SHO Satender Singh.
The family members grew worried and later found him dead in the fields. The family alleged that Jagtar was murdered.
A case was registered against four people in this connection and an investigation is on, the SHO said. The body has been sent for a post-mortem, he added.
In the complaint lodged by Jagtar's son Arun, he has alleged that the accused had murdered his father over some monetary dispute.