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Crime
35-year-old found dead in locked room in Damoh’s Maganj Ward-1, police probe cause
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 19 Sep 2026, 04:45 PM
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A 35-year-old man missing for two days was discovered dead inside a sealed room in Maganj Ward-1, Damoh, with empty liquor bottles and cigarette packs nearby. Police have begun a post‑mortem investigation to determine the cause of death.
The body of a 35-year-old male was recovered on Tuesday from a locked room in Maganj Ward-1 of Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. The youth had been reported missing two days earlier, prompting a search by local authorities.
When police forced open the sealed chamber, they found the deceased lying on the floor surrounded by several empty bottles of alcohol and a few packs of cigarettes. No other personal belongings or signs of struggle were reported at the scene.
Investigators have taken the body to the district forensic laboratory for a post‑mortem examination. The autopsy is expected to clarify whether the death was due to natural causes, accidental consumption, or foul play.
The Damoh police have opened a formal case under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and are treating the incident as a suspicious death. Further details will be released once the forensic report is completed.
When police forced open the sealed chamber, they found the deceased lying on the floor surrounded by several empty bottles of alcohol and a few packs of cigarettes. No other personal belongings or signs of struggle were reported at the scene.
Investigators have taken the body to the district forensic laboratory for a post‑mortem examination. The autopsy is expected to clarify whether the death was due to natural causes, accidental consumption, or foul play.
The Damoh police have opened a formal case under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and are treating the incident as a suspicious death. Further details will be released once the forensic report is completed.