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Crime
Decapitated Body of Young Man Recovered from Canal in Jalandhar, Murder Suspected
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 02 Sep 2026, 04:48 PM
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Police recovered the beheaded corpse of a young man from a canal in Jalandhar, Punjab, and are treating the case as a possible homicide.
Police officials in Jalandhar, Punjab, announced that the severed body of a young man was retrieved from a local canal early on Wednesday. The discovery was made after a passerby reported a suspicious object floating in the water.
Investigators confirmed that the victim had been decapitated and that the circumstances point to a homicide, although no motive or suspect has been identified yet.
The case has been registered as a murder, and a team from the district crime branch has been assigned to collect forensic evidence and trace the victim's identity.
Authorities have appealed to the public for any information that could help locate potential witnesses or persons of interest related to the incident.
Investigators confirmed that the victim had been decapitated and that the circumstances point to a homicide, although no motive or suspect has been identified yet.
The case has been registered as a murder, and a team from the district crime branch has been assigned to collect forensic evidence and trace the victim's identity.
Authorities have appealed to the public for any information that could help locate potential witnesses or persons of interest related to the incident.