NEW DELHI: A
25-year-old cook working at a
mess in
Delhi Cantonment Golf Course was
found dead inside a
tank on Monday.
A prima facie probe indicates that he might have fallen into the tank used for storing rainwater, however, the victim, Balwant Ram, family allege that he was murdered.
Cops suspect that Ram could have gone to a restroom near the tank and somehow fell in it. The golf course management has also initiated an inquiry. DCP southwest Devender Arya, said the police were informed about the incident around 10.45am when some employees spotted the body and informed their supervisors. The body was fished out and taken to a hospital in west Delhi, where doctors said that it was lying in the water for at least five hours.
Ram had left work around 10.30pm but did not reach home. His brother-in-law Prakash said when he did not return, they started looking for him and even approached the guard at the golf course who said he had left long back.
“His phone and wallet were found, we suspect that someone might have pushed him into the tank after an argument,” he said.