Ph-3 Ind Area: A project that never took off

Even as Chandigarh's industrial landscape is in dire need of expansion, the UT administration continues to dilly-dally on development of Phase 3, Industrial Area, a project awaiting completion for over two decades.

- Hillary Victor

PANCHKULA: Police have launched a murder probe after an unidentified decomposed body of a 50-year-old man was discovered in a valley near Morni Road, close to Hotel Golden Tulip in Panchkula on March 15.

The incident came to light when the police received a phone call regarding foul smell emanating from the area, after which Inspector Rampal Singh, along with sub-inspector Amit Kumar and other police personnel, reached the location. Upon arrival, the team found a decayed corpse in a ditch.

The evidence, including two bedsheets along with small wire fragments found in the deceased's pockets, was collected for forensic analysis.

The post-mortem report, received on March 20, concluded that the cause of death was asphyxia, suggesting a case of strangulation.

Based on the findings, police have registered a case under Sections 103 (1) (murder) and 238 (B) (causing disappearance of evidence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.