Passersby spotted the body in the Pasthal town on Friday morning and informed the police, inspector Nivas Kanse said.
He said the body was sent for post-mortem to a government hospital, and the police have registered a case under section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The victim, Abhishek Ram Singh, was found lying in a pool of blood, and there were several stab wounds on his body, the official said, adding that a probe is underway. PTI COR ARU