A 34-year-old man was stoned to death in East Delhi’s Mayur Vihar area. The man was missing from his home since Thursday. His body was recovered at the bank of river Yamuna. Police are suspecting the murder as the outcome of personal enmity and has started the investigation.
Sunder, a resident of Mayur Vihar in East Delhi and an employee of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), went out for an evening walk on Thursday but did not return home. later, His body was spotted by a passerby near Yamuna River on Friday evening.
“We found Sunder’s body from the Yamuna river on Friday evening. His face had been smashed with a rock to hide his identity,” an officer said. His family members identified him from his clothes and a tattoo mark on his hand.
On Saturday after the body’s autopsy at lal Bahadur Shastri (lBS) hospital, it was handed over to the family members. Police said that personal enmity seemed to be the reason behind the murder of Sunder, a fourth grade employee in NDMC.
Police also suspect Sunder had a fight with his friends while consuming alcohol after which he was stoned to death. “There must be at least persons involved in the crime,” said the police, adding, “We have questioned his family members in connection with the matter after registering the murder case.”
Police have detained three suspects in Mayur Vihar and further investigations have started.