India, July 8 -- Mystery shrouds the death of a 26-year-old kabaddi player after his decomposed body was recovered from the Shahkot police station complex in Jalandhar district.

The body of the player, Gurbhej Singh, who had been missing since July 4, was recovered on Sunday evening but the matter came to light only on Tuesday when a local resident posted it on social media.

Shahkot deputy superintendent of police Onkar Singh Brar said Gurbhej's body was recovered from a room on the first floor of the police station complex. "The room had been lying abandoned and was hardly used by police personnel," Brar said.

The DSP said the body was discovered when a foul smell started emanating from the room. "The investigation is on. Viscera samp...