A 33-year-old Croatian was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his hotel room in South Delhi’s Mahipalpur on Saturday.
While prima facie the incident appears to be a suicide, the police are probing to see if any foul play is involved. No note was found at the spot.
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Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police-I (South) Nupur Prasad said Nenad Kresoja had checked into Mahipalpur’s Aura Hotel on July 14.
“We suspect he slashed his wrist using a broken glass from the window. The injuries on his body appear to be self-inflicted,” said Ms. Prasad.
On Friday evening, his family in Croatia tried contacting him over the phone. But, most of the calls went unanswered.
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“Failing to contact him, Kresoja’s daughter contacted an acquaintance in Delhi who reached the hotel at 2 a.m. and asked about him. The hotel staff at the reception requested him to wait and called Kresoja’s room,” said Ms. Prasad.
Calls went unanswered
The call to room number 106 went unanswered, as was the case with Kresoja’s mobile phone, added Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ishwar Singh. A staff member of the hotel then opened the room using a spare keycard and found Kresoja on the bed in a pool of blood.
The window of the room was found broken with glass pieces on the bed, said the police.
The police were informed around 2.10 a.m. and Kresoja was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) visited the crime scene and gathered samples.
Inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC have been initiated, but Mr. Singh said that since the spot was a hotel room, it was possible for other people to access it.
A post-mortem is likely to be carried out on Monday. Mr. Singh said that Kresoja’s father is expected to reach Delhi in a day or two.
“He had come to India on a tourist visa and had visited China and Nepal before coming here. He worked at a school in Croatia, but we do not know in what capacity,” said Ms. Prasad.