Sopore: A 40-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in an orchard in Duroo village of Sopore, officials said here on Wednesday.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body has been recovered from the orchard and was subsequently taken to sub-district hospital Sopore.

The cause of death is being ascertained and further investigations have been taken up, he said.

The man has been identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Mir son of Ghulam Rasool Mir of Duroo.