Bengaluru: 56-year-old man found dead in car near Electronic City; murder angle probed

Bengaluru: Bengaluru police have launched an investigation after a 56-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances.

Narayanappa, from Basapura, was found dead near Electronics City in the early hours of Sunday.

Police said the deceased had left home by car in the morning. Soon after, passersby alerted police about a body inside a car.

Police went to the spot with crime scene officers and forensic analysts. They recovered the body and sent it for autopsy.

While the autopsy report is awaited, investigators, prima facie, found injury marks on the face and chest of the deceased. His family members have been informed, police said.

Based on a complaint, police have launched an investigation to ascertain the sequence of events and whether the deceased was murdered. The motive remains unclear, police added.