Shillong, Nov 13: The body of a man from Assam was found in a forested area of Nohwet village in the Pynursla civil sub-division on Thursday morning.

The man was found with a rope around his neck tied to a tree but family members have reportedly denied the possibility of suicide and Assam media have alleged that the deceased, Tapan Dey (49) was murdered.

The body was found by a group of women today morning as they were out collecting firewood.

Dey’s family had filed a missing person’s report after failing to contact him after November 9.

Dey was driving a vehicle for a tower construction company in the Dawki area. He was in Meghalaya to deliver a generator to a mobile tower construction team.

His body was claimed by his family members on Thursday.

The deceased person’s son has denied

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