A 38-year-old Afghan man was found dead on Saturday in a rented flat at Southeast district’s Hazrat Nizamuddin area.
He had reportedly come to Delhi last December for his father’s treatment, police said.
According to police, the man was identified as Mohammad Ishaq, an Afghan national who had rented a flat in Bhogal area.
A police control room (PCR) call was received late evening on Saturday and police immediately rushed to the scene.
He was allegedly stabbed on the chest multiple times. His father told police that he had gone to the hospital along with his translator and when he returned he found that the door of the apartment was unlocked.
On entering, he found his son on the floor with stab wounds and called the police.
The victim was rushed to AIIMS Hospital where he was declared brought dead on arrival.
Police revealed that the man had come to Delhi last December for his father’s treatment. His father is undergoing treatment for cancer, said a senior police official.
A case has been registered at Hazrat Nizamuddin Police Station, and police suspect that the accused knew the victim as no valuables were found missing from the house.