A man was found dead in a field at Maheshwor in Katahari Rural Municipality-1 of Morang district.

According to the DSP Deepak Shrestha of the District Police Office, Morang, the deceased has been identified as Tulasi Shrestha (50) of Katahari-2.

He said that the body may have been dumped in the field near the roadside after the murder.

DSP Shrestha said that the body was found with a deep cut on the forehead.

Police said that he had been staying with his brother Chitra Kumar after he got divorced with his wife.

Chitra Kumar has a chicken farm Katahari-1. Tulasi was found leaving the house on Saturday night.

Police suspected that he had left the house to go to his brother’s farm. But, when locals started searching for him, he was found dead in the field.

Later, locals informed the police after they found the body.

A team led by DSP Rajan Karki has started the investigation.

A trained dog has also been mobilised for the investigation.

DSP Shrestha said that preparations are underway to send the body to the Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar for postmortem.