P.T. Nithin, a 26-year-old Indian, has been found dead in a car near a warehouse on Mezyad Road in Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi.
Nithin was a research assistant working with a university office in Dubai. He was from Sulthan Bathery district in the Indian state of Kerala and was living in the downtown area of Al Ain.
The Gulf News reports that Nithin had reportedly went missing on Tuesday night when he left in a rented car along with an unknown person whom the victim himself described as a friend.
Nithin's body was found in an abandoned car parked near the warehouse of a private merchandise company on Mezyad Road later on Saturday.
According to the report, the police and his friends suspect that he may have been a victim of foul play.