A key witness in the 2011 murders of Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez was yesterday found dead with multiple injuries on his body in the MIDC area of suburban Andheri in Mumbai, the police said. The deceased Avinash Bali (40) was a prime witness in the case that had caused a huge public outrage over the daylight killings of the duo while they were trying to save their female friends from eve-teasers.

"Bali was missing for the last two-three days. He was found dead in the MIDC area in the wee hours today," a senior police official said. He said police were informed by some locals after they spotted a body with multiple injuries.