India, Oct. 2 -- A 55-year-old scrap dealer was found murdered early Wednesday in his godown in Ilaichipur under the Tronica City police station jurisdiction, Loni, and police are probing the role of an unidentified thief who probably assaulted the victim during a theft attempt, officers said.

Police identified the deceased as Abdul Rehman, 55, originally from Budaun, and was sleeping in the godown near his house on Tuesday night.

"The victim slept in the godown alone. It seems that some unidentified person had come in with an intent of theft and hit the victim on the head while he was sleeping. There were no visible marks of any resistance seen at the scene of the crime. The family has given us a complaint, and an FIR for murder is reg...