Agra, July 15 -- Two men were found dead in a canal in rural Agra on Monday morning, police said, even as they suspected that the duo could have been murdered.

The incident was reported in the Kirawala police station limits of the Agra police commissionerate. After the bodies were discovered, locals blocked roads and staged a protest.

The deceased, who were identified as Netra Pal (38) and Krishnapal (35), were from Ardaya, a prominent village of Achhnera circle on the Agra-Jaipur highway. Both were friends and said to have left together on a motorcycle on Sunday night, deputy commissioner of police (Rural West) Anuj Sharma.

"The FIR is being registered after a complaint was lodged by family members at Kirawali police station. Teams ha...