A 25-year-old man was found dead with multiple stab injuries in northeast Delhi’s Harsh Vihar area on Friday, said police
According to police, the deceased was identified as Salman, a native of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh who was living in Mandoli Extension, Harsh Vihar.
They said officials received information around 7 am that a man was lying near the Mandoli cremation ground with multiple stab wounds to his abdomen.
Quickly responding to the call, police personnel arrived at the scene and promptly transported the injured man to the hospital. Tragically, medical professionals declared him dead upon arrival. Notably, his mobile phone and wallet were reported missing, they added.
Salman was known to work as a water cart operator near Meet Nagar Fatak, Jyoti Nagar. His last known contact was with his mother, whom he spoke to around 10:30 pm on Thursday. Regrettably, his family had been unable to establish contact with him since that time, police said.
Police have initiated a murder case investigation into this deeply unfortunate incident. (With inputs from PTI)