New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) A doctor was found dead in his house here on Thursday with a deep cut wound on his neck, police said.
Police have detained a suspect, Sunny Sharma (23), a dietician by profession, they said.
DCP South Ankit Chauhand said that the police received a PCR call regarding a body lying in a house in South Delhi’s Chattarpur Enclave area.
The victim, identified as Dr Sambit Mohanty from Odisha, had a deep cut wound on his neck and “blood was scattered on the floor, indicating a violent altercation”, DCP added.
During the investigation, police detained Sharma, who revealed that he had gone to deliver a diet subscription to Dr Mohanty’s residence on Wednesday. While they were talking, Mohanty touched him inappropriately, Chauhan said.
Following this, Sharma strangled him and then attacked him with a knife and scissors from the victim’s kitchen, and fled, he said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, Chauhan added. PTI BM HIG
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