MEERUT, June 12 -- A youth was allegedly murdered in Majhola area of Moradabad district on Wednesday, police said.

The victim was identified as Aman Shukla, 20, the younger son of Sanjeev Shukla, local leader of a trade union. The body of Aman, who had reportedly gone missing on Tuesday, was found lying in a vacant plot near the MDA housing colony in Shanti Nagar along Dhakka Road in Majhola area.

According to officials, while Aman's mobile phone was missing from the spot, calls made to his number continued to ring through the night and into the next day.

Originally from Jalalnagar in Shahjahanpur, Sanjeev Shukla currently resides in Paipatpura, Majhola, with his wife, and two sons, and a daughter.

In a police complaint, Sanjeev Shukl...