Mohali, April 26 -- Police have launched a murder probe after a 46-year-old truck cleaner was found murdered in Zirakpur on Thursday night.

The deceased, Chamkaur Singh, hailed from Klara village in Patiala district's Samana tehsil.

He had arrived in Zirakpur in a truck loaded with sugarcane, according to Gagandeep Singh, station house officer (SHO), Zirakpur.

The body was discovered near Raj Medical Store, a short distance from Raju Sugarcane Depot, where the truck was parked overnight. The body bore three injuries on the head and blood stains were found on the road.

The driver, identified as Rahul Kumar, told police that he had transported a sugarcane consignment from Pune, Maharashtra, to Zirakpur. Chamkaur had joined him as a help...