Body of 45-year-old African national was found floating in a drain situated outside Saket Metro station Gate Number 1 on Sunday midnight. The deceased was identified as Fakos Sunny legaly native of Nigeria.
Ishwar Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police confirmed the incident and said, “The deceased is a Nigerian national. His body was discovered by a rickshaw driver who was urinating there. He made a PCR call and with the help of fire brigade the body was picked out from the drain.”
“Post mortem of the body will be conducted on Tuesday and its report will only tell about the cause of death. If no foul play is found then it will be considered natural death and if the post mortem reports reveal about any external force and injury in the body, it will be considered murder, DCP said.
The body of the African national was taken to the AIIMS where doctors declared him brought dead. “His body is still kept in the mortuary and post mortem will be done after 72 hours. We are still waiting for someone to claim his relative or friend. However, an advocate who dealt with Nigerian national in the area was concerned and due to his help the deceased was identified as Fakos Sunny legaly,” said a senior officer.
CCTV footage of the area is being analyzed and police is taking help of local intelligence in the matter. “Many Nigerian nationals have been questioned and were concerned to get any lead in the matter,” said officer.
Requesting anonymity, a shopkeeper in the area said that, “Notorious activities by African nationals have been on rise in the area. The local people are terrified with them as their behavior is unpredictable.”