"Wounds on the body indicate that Malakar was first beaten and then hacked to death"

Ranchi: An unfortunate incident popped up in the Simdega District of Jharkhand where an RMP doctor was allegedly beaten and hacked to death on Thursday evening. His body was discovered from a farmland in the locality.

The doctor identified as Asit Malakar, was basically from Kolkata and was living in Simdega. He was staying in a Konmejra village and running a private clinic in the area. He was also in the practice of providing treatment by visiting houses of the patients.

According to the media reports, on Thursday evening, the doctor went to the house of a patient in Kumhartoli area and did not return till late. The very next morning, on Friday, his dead body was reported to be found in farmland in the village.

When people in the vicinity came to know about the incident, they immediately informed the Thethaitangar police.

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The police reached the spot and took over the charge of the dead body. Later, the body of the deceased was sent for the postmortem to the Nadiya district of Bengal.

The SDO Rajkishore informed Dainik Bhaskar that the body of the deceased doctor appeared to be beaten up with sticks. He was also allegedly attacked by a sharp weapon. Both of his eyes were damaged. He said that his bike and bag were recovered at some distance from the spot.

"Wounds on the body indicate that Malakar was first beaten and then hacked to death," SDO informed media, reports IANS.

He further informed that the villagers and relatives of the deceased doctor were questioned and the matter is under investigation.

According to the family members, the deceased was running the clinic for ten years. He had no animosity with anyone.