<p>A 30-year-old research scholar of the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory has been found killed here in Maharashtra, a police official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Some locals spotted the body in Sus area of Pune on Saturday and alerted the police.</p>.<p>"The police rushed to the spot and the deceased was later identified as Sudarshan Pandit, a research scholar at the NCL. His face was smashed with a stone," Deputy Commissioner of Police Pankaj Deshmukh told PTI.</p>.<p>He was a native of Jalna and was staying in Sutarwadi area here with his brother, the official said.</p>.<p>A case has been registered and a probe is underway into it, he added.</p>.<p>The NCL, located in Pashan area of Pune, is a research and development organisation of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) which focuses on chemistry, biology and chemical engineering.</p>
<p>A 30-year-old research scholar of the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory has been found killed here in Maharashtra, a police official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Some locals spotted the body in Sus area of Pune on Saturday and alerted the police.</p>.<p>"The police rushed to the spot and the deceased was later identified as Sudarshan Pandit, a research scholar at the NCL. His face was smashed with a stone," Deputy Commissioner of Police Pankaj Deshmukh told PTI.</p>.<p>He was a native of Jalna and was staying in Sutarwadi area here with his brother, the official said.</p>.<p>A case has been registered and a probe is underway into it, he added.</p>.<p>The NCL, located in Pashan area of Pune, is a research and development organisation of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) which focuses on chemistry, biology and chemical engineering.</p>