Noida, (PTI): A bullet-riddled body of a 60-year-old man, who was a witness in a double murder case, was found near a farmland in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Thursday, police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Harish Chander said the deceased has been identified as Prem Singh, a resident of Girdharpur village, under Badalpur police station limits.
The local police were alerted around 5 pm that a man has been found lying unconscious near Vinayak Enclave, he said, adding that he was immediately rushed to a hospital and his family was contacted.
During inquiry, it came to light that in the past, he has been a witness to a double murder case. He had suffered injuries in the double murder case in which all the accused were arrested and are still in jail, DCP Chander said.
At the hospital today, doctors found bullet injuries to Singh, who did not survive, the officer said, adding that an investigation has been launched in the case.
The police also found that Singh was returning in the afternoon from his farms, where he was playing cards with some locals, according to officials.
The police said they are looking for video footages from the area and have roped in forensic experts to find a way ahead in the case as further legal proceedings were being carried out.