A man was brutally murdered and then his body was set on fire in Hafizabad, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.

The man was identified as Asghar and police were looking for his murderers who after killing him put his body in stubble of paddy crop and set it on fire within Kassoki police station limits.

When the locals went to the fields to douse the fire they discovered the remains of a human body. The locals immediately contacted the police who rushed to the site and started an investigation.

The police also shifted the body to a morgue.

Reporter Mian Azhar