<p>A 26-year-old man was found dead with his throat slit in south-east Delhi’s <br />Jaitpur on Monday. Locals raised suspicion of the victim being sacrificed during a religious ritual, but police denied it and are yet to make any arrest.<br /><br />Police said Pankaj Kumar’s body was discovered near his house at Jaitpur Extension-II. He used to work as a daily wage labourer at a local tent house.<br /><br /> “His throat was slit with a sharp-edged weapon. We suspect that Pankaj was attacked over a personnel enmity,” a police official said.<br /><br />Pankaj had left his home late on Sunday afternoon. His family approached police when he did not return till late night.<br /><br /> “A passerby noticed Pankaj’s body lying in a pool of blood on Monday morning, and informed his family members and police,” the official added.</p>.<p>His body was handed over to family after a post-mortem at AIIMS.</p>.<p>Pankaj’s body was found with a tilak on his head and few lemons strewn around, due to which locals alleged human sacrifice. Police, however, ruled out any such possibility and said enmity could be a reason behind the killing.<br /><br />Enmity suspected<br /></p>.<p>“We don’t think there is any truth in speculations about the victim being made a sacrifice. There could be an enmity with someone that led to his murder,” the official added.<br /><br />Local people said he was last seen around 5 pm on Sunday. Initial probe has also revealed that Pankaj was a drug addict. “It is possible that someone from his friends group killed him,” the official said.<br /><br />A case of murder has been lodged with Jaitpur police station.<br /></p>
<p>A 26-year-old man was found dead with his throat slit in south-east Delhi’s <br />Jaitpur on Monday. Locals raised suspicion of the victim being sacrificed during a religious ritual, but police denied it and are yet to make any arrest.<br /><br />Police said Pankaj Kumar’s body was discovered near his house at Jaitpur Extension-II. He used to work as a daily wage labourer at a local tent house.<br /><br /> “His throat was slit with a sharp-edged weapon. We suspect that Pankaj was attacked over a personnel enmity,” a police official said.<br /><br />Pankaj had left his home late on Sunday afternoon. His family approached police when he did not return till late night.<br /><br /> “A passerby noticed Pankaj’s body lying in a pool of blood on Monday morning, and informed his family members and police,” the official added.</p>.<p>His body was handed over to family after a post-mortem at AIIMS.</p>.<p>Pankaj’s body was found with a tilak on his head and few lemons strewn around, due to which locals alleged human sacrifice. Police, however, ruled out any such possibility and said enmity could be a reason behind the killing.<br /><br />Enmity suspected<br /></p>.<p>“We don’t think there is any truth in speculations about the victim being made a sacrifice. There could be an enmity with someone that led to his murder,” the official added.<br /><br />Local people said he was last seen around 5 pm on Sunday. Initial probe has also revealed that Pankaj was a drug addict. “It is possible that someone from his friends group killed him,” the official said.<br /><br />A case of murder has been lodged with Jaitpur police station.<br /></p>
