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New Delhi: The suspicious death of a 36-year-old man in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar has turned into a murder investigation, leading to the arrest of the victim’s wife and cousin brother.
The deceased, Karan, was initially reported to have died of electrocution on July 13. He was brought dead to Mata Rooprani Magadh Hospital, and his family members claimed it was an accident, even requesting the police to waive the postmortem.
DCP Dwarka, Ankit Kumar Singh, told ANI that due to the unnatural circumstances of the death, a postmortem was conducted despite the family’s request.
“On 13th July, information was received from Mata Rooprani Magadh Hospital that a person was brought in dead and his family members were saying that he died due to electrocution… His family members wanted to waive off the postmortem. But because it was an unnatural death, police got the postmortem done,” said Ankit Kumar Singh.
“Within two days, the victim’s brother, Karan Dev, got some information which led to the suspicion that he was murdered by electrocution… A case was registered… There was a chat between the deceased’s wife, Sushmita, and his uncle’s son, in which electrocution and sleeping pills were being talked about… We registered a case of criminal conspiracy,” he added.
The police official said that Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and the crime teams visited the spot, and further investigation is underway.
According to police, a PCR call was received from Mata Rooprani Maggo Hospital on July 13, reporting the death of Karan Dev, a resident of Uttam Nagar.
The patient was declared ‘brought dead’ due to electrocution, as per the medico-legal certificate (MLC), informed the police.
The police official also added that at the time of the incident, no allegations were raised by the family members, and they reportedly expressed their desire to waive post-mortem examination.
However, due to the young age of the deceased and the need to rule out any unnatural causes, the police went ahead with a post-mortem at Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital.
The case took a turn on July 16, when the deceased’s brother, Kunal, approached police with suspicion regarding the death of his brother.
The police further added that acting on the complaint, a preliminary inquiry was initiated into the matter and on the basis of the enquiry and the material available during the proceedings, a case under the appropriate sections was registered.
The family of the deceased has made serious allegations, pointing to a possible conspiracy involving Karan’s wife, Sushmita, and a man name Rahul, who is cousin of the deceased.
