Three Nigerian nationals were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their rented accommodation in Southwest Delhi's Uttam Nagar area on Friday morning. The incident was reported when neighbours found foul smell coming from the residence of the Nigerian nationals. Senior police officers said that they found the bodies in a decomposed state. “However, no external injuries were found on their body. We have sent their body for post mortem and are waiting for autopsy report,” said an officer
The senior police officer of the Dwarka district said they suspect the three died after they consuming drugs mixed with alcohol. The deceased have been identified as David Christopher, Danigresh and David. All were in the age of 30-35 years.
The officer said, “On Friday afternoon, at around 12:30am, Michael, who lives on the second floor of the building knocked at the door of David Christopher's flat but found it to be locked and a foul smell was coming from the flat. He raised an alarm and informed the owner of the building, who further made a call to the Police Control Room (PCR).
All the three Nigerian nationals were found in two different rooms. While David Christopher and Danigresh were found lying on the floor in their room, David was found in another room.
locals told police that the three victims used to hang out together often. While David Christopher and Danigresh lived in the top floor of the building, mostly inhabited by Nigerian nationals, David used to live nearby.
The police said that they found liquor bottles and drugs near the bodies of the three Nigerians and found them frothing from the mouth.
Their bodies have been sent for post mortem at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital. the concerned authorities have been informed. Police added that prima facie, it appears to be a case of drug overdose, they are investigating the case from all possible angles.