India, March 2 -- A 45-year-old man with severe head and facial injuries was found dead inside his home in Noida Sector 135 on Sunday morning, police said, adding that the body has been sent for autopsy while efforts are on to identify the suspect.

The deceased, Rakesh Pal, originally from Budaun, lived on the floodplain area in a shanty with his wife and two sons, the youngest being aged 10, police added.

"On Sunday around 9.30pm, when Pal, who was a driver, did not reach work on time, his employer sent his colleague to check on him," said a police officer part of the investigation, requesting anonymity.

"The visiting colleague found him dead inside the shanty with severe head and facial injuries. The man was lying on the ground next ...