Ludhiana, Jan. 17 -- A 35-year-old labourer was found dead under mysterious circumstances outside his house in Happy Colony of the Bhamian area early on Friday morning, triggering allegations of murder by his family even as the police said the man may have died after falling while under the influence of alcohol. The exact cause of death will be known after the post-mortem examination, police said.

The deceased was identified as Babu Kant Yadav, a resident of Happy Colony. He is survived by his wife, Sanjula Devi, and two children. According to the family, Babu was found lying outside the house around 3 am, after Sanjula noticed that he had not returned home and went out to check.

Sanjula said she works in a factory while her husband was...