Patna: A 22-year-old youth was found missing after he had an altercation with his friends in Narendra Prabodhi village under Sarai police station area in Vaishali district late on Monday night.Police on Tuesday recovered bloodstains and other clues from the crime spot, suspecting that Vivek Kumar alias Tikku had been murdered and his body taken away.Vivek, son of the late Kusheshwar Rai, is a resident of Majhauli Mohammadpur Buzurg Chowk. According to preliminary information, the incident took place around 11 pm on Monday. Vivek had visited a temple with his friends earlier in the day, following which they sat together and consumed alcohol on the outskirts of the village. A dispute allegedly broke out among them while they were drinking and subsequently escalated into a violent confrontation, said local sources.Vaishali SP Shubhank Mishra, who visited the spot, said the police suspected that Tikku had been murdered, although his body was yet to be recovered. “Considering the amount of blood found at the spot, there is all possibility that he has been killed. It appears that the people involved in the crime took his body away after the incident. Raids are underway to arrest them,” he said.The SP told TOI that police had recovered a motorcycle key from the crime scene, but no bullet casing had been found so far. Investigators were examining how the body was transported from the spot, suspecting that a motorcycle or some other means might have been used. He added that one person claiming to be an eyewitness had given an account of the incident, which was being verified.According to Mishra, preliminary investigation suggested that five to six people, including Vivek, were present together on the outskirts of the village. One accused has been identified so far, while police were working to establish the identities and roles of the others. The victim had no known criminal history, he added.Upon receiving the information, SP (Rural) Sonu Kumar Rai and Sadar SDPO-2 Gopal Mandal also visited the village with the local police and inspected the crime spot.Investigation was underway to establish the sequence of events and identify those involved in the suspected murder, Rai said. A forensic team and a dog squad were also called to the spot to gather evidence.