A senior auditor posted with the Union Government was found murdered in Jairpur area of South East Delhi. His body was discovered with multiple stab wounds. Identified as Anand Singh (43), a resident of Meethapur, he was posted in the ‘Receipt and Dispatch section’ of the Directorate General of Audit Central Expenditure.
Preliminary investigation has found that Singh was killed by unidentified assailants on Saturday. A senior police official involved in the probe, said, “Singh’s brother found his body and reported it around 5 am on Saturday.
He also told police that Singh had returned home late from work after meeting his colleague.” On reaching the spot, the victim was found with stab injuries on his back, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said.
He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead, the DCP said. A case of murder has been registered and efforts are being made to nab the accused and also ascertain the motive behind this murder, Biswal added.
Singh, who belongs to Uttarakhand, lived with his wife and three children -- a 17-year-old daughter and two sons, aged 16 and 14. His younger brother also stayed with them, police said.