Chandigarh, May 3 -- A 27-year-old employee of the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) was found murdered in a forest area near Manimajra on Saturday morning, police said.

A murder case has been registered against unidentified persons, and police are examining closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage to identify the accused.

The deceased was identified as Krishan Kumar, a tubewell operator with the Chandigarh MC and a resident of Manimajra.

According to police, he had left for duty on Friday, scheduled from 9 am to 4 pm, but did not return home. His family informed police on Saturday morning and later, the body was found in the nearby forest area.

On being informed, the family members reached the spot. They alleged the body w...