The body of a man was found on Tuesday at the side of the road in South Delhi’s Hargovind Enclave near Mehrauli.
The deceased was identified as Prempal, who lived in a shanty in Rajpur Khurd.
According to a senior police official, they were informed at around 8.23 am about a person lying unconscious and upon reaching the spot, we found the man, aged around 45 years, lying in a pool of blood with injuries on his face and forehead.
“Investigations revealed that he was staying there for the last 12 years and used to work as a painter. He was an alcoholic and had left his home on December 19,” said the senior police official. The body was sent to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of the death, the officer said, adding that a case had been registered.