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Decomposed body of man found in south Delhi house

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A decomposed body of a 44-year-old man was found in a house in the Chhatarpur area of south Delhi, police on Tuesday said.

On Monday, a PCR call was received at Mehrauli Police Station with the caller saying that blood was seeping from inside a locked room, they said.

A police team responded to the call and visited the spot where it found a locked room on the first floor.

When the room was broken open, the team found a man, later identified as Akeel, dead near the stairs.

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Preliminary inquiry revealed that Akeel may have fallen from the stairs

Police said Akeel had been living alone at home for the past three-four days as his family members were away to attend a wedding.

He was unemployed for the last five-six months. “No foul play was suspected in the matter,” the officer said.

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