India, Jan. 24 -- The body of a man in his 30s was found stuck under a car after it was dragged for around five kilometres near Lalpur Tiraha in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district on Friday evening, police said on Saturday.

Senior police superintendent Brijesh Kumar Singh said two teams have been formed to inquire into the matter. Police were questioning the car driver and collecting evidence to establish the exact sequence of events leading to the death of the man identified as Ghalendra, a mason. The place where the man's body was found is around seven kilometres from his village.

Police said passerby noticed the body and stopped the car. A large crowd gathered at the scene, leading to heavy traffic congestion on both sides of the road....