AMRITSAR, June 25 -- A senior staff member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) was found dead in a canal under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday, amidst a reported domestic dispute.

Kartar Singh, 55, was the in-charge of the Punjab Parchar Branch of Dharam Parchar Committee of the SGPC. He was missing for the last two days.

He left his house on Sunday and did not return, prompting his family to file a police complaint.

His scooter was found on the bridge of the Upper Bari Doab Canal in Sultanwind area of the city on Monday evening.

On Tuesday, his body was found from the canal at Dhand Kasel village in the vicinity of the city.

Bijay Singh, secretary of the Dharam Parchar Committee of the SGPC, said, "It has been ...