Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Feb 2 : An elderly man was found dead with gun wounds today under suspicious circumstances in Sirla area of Reasi district.
The deceased was identified as Jagdev Singh (69), son of Baz Singh, resident of Karaini Ward Number 6, Panchayat, Sirla Tehsil and district Reasi.
The police sources said that the Jagdev went to the fields near his house during early morning after which his wife and locals heard the sound of gun shot. The locals and his wife found him lying in a pool of blood and a .12 bore gun was also found lying near his body.
The locals informed the police which took the body into its custody for post mortem. After post mortem at Reasi hospital, the dead body was handed over to his legal heirs for last rites. A case in this regard was registered at Police Station, Reasi.