A 50-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside the bathroom of a bungalow located at Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Marg in lutyens' Delhi on Saturday. The decomposed body of Bhumia Sumitra was found hanging through a rope tied to a hook in the bathroom. Police suspect the body was 20-days-old and have started the investigation.
Police said the house was allotted to an MP from Jammu & Kashmir but, he vacated four months ago. "Around 11 am, a security guard noticed foul smell emanating from inside the house when he came for his duty. He found the decomposed body of Sumitra in bathroom," a police officer said.
Police was informed and the team of crime branch also rushed to the spot. His identification was done on the basis of an identity card found in his pocket. A train ticket from Haryana's Ambala to Delhi has also recovered.
The preliminary investigation suggests that the he was murdered somewhere else and later his body was placed to misguide the police. The police however, have not ruled out the possibility of suicide.