MEERUT, Dec. 19 -- Twenty days after his death under mysterious circumstances at a warehouse in Hyderabad, the body of a man from Hapur was exhumed on Thursday evening and sent for post-mortem examination following allegations by the family that he was assaulted at his workplace, officials said.

Mohd Amjad, 32, a resident of Awas Vikas Colony on Bulandshahr Road in the Nagar Kotwali area of Hapur, worked as a checker at a betel nut (supari) warehouse in Hyderabad and died on November 28. The family buried the body after being assured that his pending salary would be paid and financial assistance provided.

However, the family lodged a complaint with Hapur superintendent of police Kunwar Gyananjay Singh on December 17, alleging that neith...