Srinagar, Oct 18: The police today claimed to have found a dead body of a teacher with his throat slit at Wathoo village of Shopian in south Kashmir.

The deceased teacher has been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Lone, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances near Lar Maadan Stadium in Wathoo area.

The police said that the body of the teacher had injury marks on his body with slit throat. They said that Aijaz was found dead with slit throat in Wathoo village of Shopian in south Kashmir on Wednesday Morning.

An official said that Aijaz Ahmad Lone, a teacher by profession, was found dead under mysterious conditions. Lone, he said, was a resident of Gatipora village of the district.