KANPUR: An unidentified young man’s body bearing serious injury marks was found inside a box in front of Health Medical Center on the highway linking Achalganj and Unnao around 11 pm on Tuesday, police said.The box, containing household clothes, a blanket and other items, had been left about 300 metres from Lalaukheda police outpost in Sadar Kotwali area.Police reached the scene after receiving information, opened the box and found the body among the clothes and blanket. They took it to district hospital, where a doctor declared the man dead.The body was later kept in the mortuary pending identification.ASP North Ayush Srivastava and CO City Vini Singh visited the scene with police personnel, examined the site and issued instructions for the investigation.A crowd gathered after news of the discovery spread, causing panic in the area.Singh said police were trying to establish the man’s identity and were examining all aspects because of the injuries. The cause of death had not been ascertained.Police have intensified the investigation and deployed an SOG team.Investigators are scanning footage from nearby CCTV cameras to determine who left the box and when. They are also examining the movements of people arriving at and leaving the site.Further action will be taken on the basis of the investigation, police said.
