Man found dead near bus stand

New Delhi: A 43-year-old man was found stabbed to death near a bus stand on the outer Ring Road behind Feroze Shah Kotla stadium in central Delhi, police said today.

The victim has been identified as Kshitij Arora, a resident of Krishna Nagar in east Delhi and used to work as a labourer, said Paramaditya, DCP(central).

Police received a call about a man lying injured on the road at around 1.30 am yesterday. Later, the body was found to bore two stab injuries on chest and a cut mark on the neck.

The victim was also found to be drunk at the time of his death and it was suspected that he was accompanied by some known person or persons, they said.

A case of murder has been registered in this connection at IP Estate police station and investigation has been taken up. Police is screening CCTV camera footage on the nearby area to identify the murderer.