A body of a trader was recovered in mysterious condition from a jungle at Molaynagar near Agartala Bypass road under Srinagar police station on Tuesday.

Police sources said that the deceased man was identified as Ranabir Deb (52)  of Kulukamini Tilla of Jogendranagar, by profession a trader, who was missing since Monday.

The local villagers of Molynagar on Tuesday morning noticed a hanging body of an unknown person in the jungle near Agartala Bypass road, but in mysterious condition as man was found hanging by sitting.

They immediately informed the police of the incident and police also brought a forensic team and after collecting all circumstantial evidence, shifted the body to hospital morgue for autopsy.

One  Sankari Deb, younger sister of the deceased man claimed that her brother was murdered and he cannot commit suicide as there was no situation in his family and demanding proper investigation.

Police sources claimed that they cannot say anything specifically over the nature of the death till findings of forensic and autopsy reports.