A post mortem examination of 44 year old taxi driver Yakub Khan will be conducted this hour to determine his cause of death after his body was found in the village ground of Tubaira village in Sigatoka on Friday night.
Divisional Crime Officer Western ASP Luke Rawalai said there were no visible injuries on the body however they have not ruled out foul play.
Rawalai also confirmed they have taken in a villager for questioning who is alleged to have hired Khan from Sigatoka to Tubaira village.
Rawalai added Khan's taxi was found a few metres away from his body and nothing was missing from the taxi.
Earlier...
Police are questioning a villager of Sigatoka for allegedly murdering a taxi driver on Friday night.
Western Police spokesperson Wame Bautolu said the suspect hired the cab to go to Tubaira village, 10 to 20km from Sigatoka town.
The body of the taxi driver was found yesterday morning by villages. There were no visible injuries on the body of the taxi driver.
Post mortem is expected to be conducted tomorrow.
