A 44-year-old retired army personnel was found dead under suspicious circumstances near the gurdwara in Piplani police station area on Friday.
According to the police, a man was found in an unconscious state and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. Police were informed and based on the receipt of information a police team reached the spot and started investigation.
The deceased was identified as Santosh Tiwari of Awadhpuri. Police said that the deceased was retired army personnel and used to work as security guard. The deceased was heavily addicted to liquor.
The deceased’s brother where not present in the city after their arrival on Saturday the post mortem would be conducted. The body has been sent to Hamidia hospital.
The body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
In the initial investigation no visible injury marks were found over the body but nothing could be ascertained at the moment as the post mortem report is awaited.
It is possible that the deceased died after consuming excessive liquor in the night on Thursday. He was found in front of a park near Gurudwara at around 11 am.
Deceased might have been poisoned and his friends and family members would be questioned in the further investigation. Panic prevailed in the area after the army the personnel was found in an unconscious state and police were informed by the locals.