A 40-year-old man with a number of instances of theft and theft towards him was discovered lifeless close to a public bathroom in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri late Wednesday night time, police mentioned.
In response to police, the sufferer was recognized as Mukesh Kumar, a neighborhood resident of the realm. The incident was reported to the police by Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital round 11pm, the place Kumar had been declared lifeless on arrival.
“The physique was first noticed by a beat constable, who instantly shifted him to the hospital. Preliminary examination revealed that Kumar had been stabbed at the very least 12 occasions,” an officer conscious of the matter mentioned.
Police mentioned a forensic inspection of the realm was performed, and the physique has been preserved within the mortuary for a autopsy examination. Police mentioned no CCTV cameras have been discovered put in at or across the spot.
A senior police officer mentioned Kumar had a number of legal instances of theft and theft registered towards him on the Kalyanpuri police station.
A case of homicide has been registered beneath Part 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and efforts are underway to establish and apprehend the assailant or assailants.
“Police groups are probing doable motives behind the killing and questioning native residents to reconstruct the sequence of occasions,” an investigator mentioned.
