Paralympic swimmer found dead in Bihar

January 24, 2017 09:03

Paralympic swimmer Binod Singh was found dead on Monday in a village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, with the police suspecting that he was strangulated to death.

District SSP Manoj Kumar said the body of the Paralympian was found in an orchard in Lacho village.

Preliminary investigations indicate that Singh was killed around five days back. It appears that he was strangulated to death, the officer said, adding that the body has been sent for post-mortem.

In Patna, an FIR was lodged following the swimmer's father at Sachivalaya police station on January 6 about Singh's suspected kidnapping, the officer in-charge of Sachivalaya police station Pratap Singh said.

Binod's father had alleged thta his 30-year-old son had an affair with a girl, who is also a sportsperson. The relationship was opposed by the girl's family who were allegedly targeting his son, the officer said, adding that a probe was on.

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