Ludhiana: Hours after an unidentified man’s body was recovered from an under-construction factory in Sandhu Nagar, another unidentified body was found under suspicious circumstances in a bathroom at a petrol pump on Tajpur Road, prompting a separate police investigation.The body of a man, believed to be aged between 30 and 35 years, was discovered Saturday morning after petrol pump staff found the washroom locked from inside for several hours.Petrol pump owner Jasvir Singh said the man had entered the bathroom Friday night. Despite repeated knocks, there was no response. When the door remained locked till morning, police were informed.A police team reached the spot and broke open the door, finding the man lying dead inside. The body was shifted to Civil Hospital mortuary and will be kept for identification.The pump owner claimed a lighter and some syringes were found at the spot. However, police said it was too early to link the death to drug consumption and no conclusions could be drawn before scientific examination and post-mortem findings.Tajpur police post in-charge ASI Dinesh Sharma said no case had been registered so far and proceedings would be initiated after the deceased was identified. Police said the exact cause of death would be known only after the post-mortem report is received.
