A 27-year-old chef of a restaurant reportedly died of suspected suffocation inside the restaurant in Connaught Place (CP). A case of negligence has been registered against unidentified persons and further investigation is on.
A New Delhi district police official said that the deceased, identified as Shyamudin, alias Mukesh, a native of Nepal, was working in a restaurant for the last three months. “He was found unconscious on the kitchen floor on June 6 evening by another chef of the restaurant, Kishor Kumar. He immediately informed the management of the restaurant, who in turn informed the local police,” the police official said.
The victim was taken to Ram Manohar lohia Hospital, but later died there. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the restaurant, situated in F-block of CP, has two floors but their restaurant was operational only on the first floor, while their kitchen was operational in both the floors. After reaching the spot, the investigators suspected gas leakage and found that there were no exhaust fans inside the kitchen. There were fixed windows and two deep freezers,” the officer added.
After scanning the CCTV footage installed in the kitchen, it emerged that the victim Shyamudin was working inside the kitchen, but suddenly fell unconscious. "Police had shifted the body to lady Hardinge Hospital for post-mortem, which was conducted on Saturday. Now, we are waiting for his autopsy report to ascertain the cause of death and currently, a case under Sections 287 and 304 of IPC was registered against unidentified person at Connaught Place Police station," the officer added.