A 57-year-old man was on Thursday allegedly abducted and strangled to death in a running car in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district.

The incident took place in the jurisdiction area of  Rajnagar police station in Saraikela.

Police said that two persons were detained in connection with the incident. After committing the crime around 10.30 am on Thursday, the abductors dumped the body of Dr B Mandal near Bhalki forest under the jurisdiction of Kotwali police station in East Singhbhum district.

When contacted the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Seraikela-Kharswan, Mukesh Kumar Lunayat, said, the body was dumped about 34 km away from the site of the crime.

Asked whether the victim was a qualified doctor or a rural medical practitioner, Lunayat said, it is yet to be confirmed, but the clinic was registered in the name of his dentist son. 

An investigation is underway. The cause of the abduction and murder is yet to be established even though two locals, detained by Kotwali police, have confessed to the crime. The car used to commit the crime was impounded.