India, May 12 -- A 22-year-old man who was missing for five days was found dead in a vacant plot in Ranhola, west Delhi, on Saturday, police said. Police have apprehended the victim's 17-year-old friend in connection with the murder while another is at large.

The victim was identified as Rahul Kumar, a resident of Ranhola and an e-rickshaw driver.

"Kumar's family approached us on May 7. They said he went to work on May 5 but didn't return home afterwards," said an investigator.

On Saturday, a local resident informed the family that a corpse was found in a vacant plot in the neighbourhood and it looked like Kumar, police said. The family went to the scene along with a police officer and identified the corpse as that of Kumar.

"The body...