The body of a 22-year-old man was found hanging from a tree under mysterious circumstances near a residential colony in outer Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy area on Monday, according to police. The discovery of body triggered an outrage, following which locals staged a protest alleging murder. They blocked traffic and pelted stones on DTC buses. The deceased, identified as Sudhir, was an interior decorator, who lived with his parents in the locality.
Police have found no suicide note from his possession, said DCP (Outer) Vikramjit Singh. Prima facie it is a case of suicide. The body has been sent for post-mortem. Meanwhile, an inquest has been initiated into the matter, said Singh.
The incident was reported around 3 am, when some locals noticed the body and called up the police control room. Sudhir’s body was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead, said police.
The incident triggered a protest. Soon, a police team had to be deployed there and things came under control only after senior officials intervened. Police are likely to register a case of rioting and damaging public property under relevant Sections of IPC and arrest “miscreants” who resorted to violence, taking advantage of the circumstances, said a senior official.
Relatives of Sudhir have alleged that he was murdered, but police have come across no such leads yet. “Further legal action will follow after we obtain the post-mortem report, which shall tell about the time and cause of death,” the DCP said. Cops will also check his call details to obtain crucial leads into the matter, police added.