The badly mutilated body of a security guard working at the Pacific Mall in southwest Delhi was found in Dwarka area on Friday morning.
The police said the deceased, identified as Suraj Paswan, a native of Bihar, was found lying in a pool of blood near a liquor vend located on a service road in Sector 20, Dwarka, by a local who made a call to the police control room at around 10.30 am.
The victim, whose head was severed from the body, was taken to a nearby hospital; where doctors declared him brought dead. It took the police officials some time before the victim was identified and his family members were asked to come to Dwarka for his identification.
Police sources said the victim, who lived in Raghubir Nagar area in the city, had gone missing since Thursday evening after which his family had registered a police complaint. “The assailants had used a sharp weapon to commit the crime. There were multiple injuries on his body which suggests that he had put up resistance,” a source said.
Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) A.K. Ojha said that the motive behind the crime is not clear since some of his belongings may have gone missing.
“His family members are in a shock. Their statements have not been recorded so far. However, it seems that the deceased was killed over personal enmity but all angles are being investigated to crack the case,” he said.
The police has registered a case of murder at the Dwarka police station but no arrests have been made so far.