His son has lodged a complaint at the local police station, alleging that his 60-year-old father was murdered.

An accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Sikheda village, police said on Monday.

Sodan Singh’s body was found on Sunday evening, hanging from the ceiling of a room that housed a tubewell. The body had been sent for post-mortem and the matter was being investigated, police said.

Singh’s son has lodged a complaint at the local police station, alleging that his 60-year-old father was murdered.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered against Anup, Rajesh, Sunil Kumar and Ramgopal, police said.

The communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in August and September 2013 claimed more than 60 lives and displaced over 40,000 people.

Singh was also named as an accused in a sexual harassment case.