Panchkula, May 29 -- A 35-year-old Nepalese man working as a watchman at an under-construction house in Sector 11 was allegedly murdered, with his body found on the third floor of the building on Thursday morning.

The deceased was identified as Dan Bahadur.

According to the police, the victim was killed with an iron rod, which was recovered from the spot. His body bore multiple injury marks, including one on the head.

Police suspect an Assam native, who was with the victim on Wednesday night, may have been behind the crime. The suspect had arrived in Panchkula only two days ago while the victim had been hired as a watchman only a day earlier, investigators added.

It is believed a verbal argument had broken out between the two, which l...