Body with hands and feet tied found in Pahang lake

The body of a man was found with hands and feet tied in Paya Bungor lake. (Facebook pic)

KUANTAN: The body of a man, with both his hands and feet tied, was found in Paya Bungor Lake at Km50 of the Kuantan-Maran road today.

Kuantan district police chief Mohamad Noor Yusof Ali said the body was found by members of the public who reported the find to the Paya Bungor police hut at 9.55am.

‘’The victim, wearing a red T-shirt and black jeans, is believed to be an Indian national, estimated to be 39 years old. The place where the body was found was about 10 metres from the main road,’’ he told reporters here today.

He said further investigations were being carried out and a post-mortem would be performed on the body tomorrow at the Pathology Unit of the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital here.

‘’Police urge those with information to step forward and help with the investigations,’’ he said, adding that the case was being treated as a murder case. - FMT