A 43-year-old man was found dead in his car today morning at around 7 at the Devali area. Although no injury marks or sign of a possible assault have been found on the body, the death is considered to be mysterious.

The police were informed by a few locals about a car being parked in their area since night and a man was lying unconscious inside it. The Ambamata Police have identified the deceased as Vijay Singh Rajput, a taxi driver, resident of Badgaon.

According to police, a mobile phone and a sum of Rs.4200 are missing from the victim, as informed by one of the relatives of Vijay Singh.

He was last seen at the Chetak Taxi Stand on 2^nd March. According to sources, Vijay Singh was an alcoholic. It is presumed by the investigating team that he might have died due to over consumption of alcohol, though no official remarks have been made so far from any authority as yet.

The body has been kept in a mortuary for postmortem.