National Conference leader and former member of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council Trilochan Singh Wazir, 67, was found dead in a flat in West Delhi’s Moti Nagar on Thursday. Wazir’s body was found in a decomposed state. The police said they are investigating the death from all angles, including murder.
Initial investigation suggests that Wazir arrived at the Basai Darapur flat around 7-8 days ago. The flat was rented by his acquaintance Harpreet Singh, who is absconding and the police are searching for him. Tirlochan Singh was to leave on September 2 for Canada to join his family..
A senior police official said Wazir’s family alerted the Jammu Police after they could not establish any contact with him for days. The Jammu Police in turn approached the Delhi Police.
“On Thursday, the Delhi Police received a call complaining about a foul smell from a flat in Moti Nagar. A police team was rushed to the spot,” a senior police official said, adding, “On reaching the spot, the police broke open the door and found a partially decomposed body in the washroom.”
Meanwhile, a local resident said Harpreet Singh was last seen on Sunday when he came with a truck and left with his belongings.
“We got to know about the incident when the police came here around 7.30 am today,” said local residents.
Taking it to Twitter, the National Conference leader Omar Abdullah expressed shock over the death of his colleague and said, “Shocked by the terrible news of the sudden death of my colleague Sardar TS Wazir, ex-member of the Legislative Council. It was only a few days ago that we sat together in Jammu not realising it was the last time I would be meeting him. May his soul rest in peace.”