Greater Noida: An RTI activist was found dead in a burnt car in Greater Noida, police said on Thursday.

Chandra Mohan Sharma's charred body was found inside his car last night after passers by informed the police that the vehicle caught fire, a police official said. Sharma was an employee at Honda and he was returning home Thursday night after duty, one of his relatives said.

Sharma's body was charred beyond recognition and his relatives identified the body today, according to police. Sharma's relatives alleged he was murdered and he was getting threatening calls from the mafia whose deed he had exposed through RTI.

Police said body has been sent for post mortem and investigation is on from all possible angles, including murder.