Police in Berbice yesterday morning fished out the bound and battered body of a man from near a koker at Springlands, Corentyne.

Ganchand Mangru who is said to be in his mid-thirties went missing from his Black Bush Polder home Wednesday last.

Reports are that the man might have stopped at a rum shop at Springlands.

Relatives, according to reports, had made several checks at the homes of friends for Mangru but no one reported seeing him.

However, yesterday morning a resident of Springlands spotted the battered body of Mangru floating near the Cummings koker.

An alarm was raised and several persons rushed out of their homes.

Police were later summoned to the scene and ranks fished out the body. Stabroek News was told that Mangru's head bore several marks of violence.

He appeared to have been hit over his left eye. His back was badly bruised as well as his shoulder. His hands were bound and his clothes torn. Clad in a blue shirt with matching jeans and white boots, Mangru's body is presently at the Skeldon Hospital mortuary.

Up to press time no one had been arrested.