MUZAFFARNAGAR: The body of a Dalit man with stab wounds was found in a field in a village here, police said on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Sonu (29).
According to police, Sonu left home on Saturday after receiving a phone call but did not return.
His body was found in a sugarcane field in Ghari Firozabad village under the Kakroli police station area.
There were multiple stab wounds on the body, Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Aditya Bansal told reporters.
A blood-stained knife and the youth's motorcycle were recovered from the spot.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, he said.
An investigation has been launched and efforts are on to trace the assailants.
"Those involved in the crime will be arrested soon," Bansal said.