Ludhiana, June 9 -- A 22-year-old salesman who had been missing since Sunday was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a vacant plot in Tharike village on Monday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Karan, a resident of Tharike village, who was living with his aunt and working as a salesman at a shoe store in a shopping mall. According to the police, local residents spotted the body lying in the vacant plot and alerted the authorities, following which a team from the Sadar police station reached the spot and initiated an investigation.

Family members told the police that Karan had left home on Sunday, stating that he was going to a police station to lodge a complaint regarding his missing mobile phone. However, he did not...