India, March 20 -- A 45-year-old assistant manager of a tea garden in West Bengal's Darjeeling district was murdered on Thursday afternoon,

The victim, Nilanjan Bhadra, 45, was an employee of Jayantika Tea Estate at Bidhan Nagar near Bagdogra.

The body, which bore injuries, was found late on Thursday afternoon inside the tea garden. It was sent to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri for post-mortem examination.

"A forensic team has already visited the spot. We are investigating the case," said Neha Jain, the sub-divisional police officer of Naxalbari.

Bhadra hailed from Hamiltonganj in Alipurduar district, and had been working at the garden for three years. He lived in the staff quarters with his wife, son and hi...