Ghaziabad, April 6 -- The autopsy of a 25-year-old man whose body was found inside a water tank at his neighbour's water plant in Uttanchal Colony, Loni, has revealed death by strangulation, police said on Saturday.

The deceased, identified as Satyam Kumar alias Pintu, had reportedly left his home around 10pm on March 31 and never returned. His body was discovered on Friday morning after a foul smell alerted locals.

According to police, the water plant is owned by Pintu's neighbour, Ajay Sharma. On Friday morning, Sharma's mother noticed the stench while going to the first floor of the plant. She alerted locals, and when they opened the water tank - with a capacity of approximately 1,000 litres - they found Pintu's body. Police had to c...