NRI found dead in hotel room

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 31

A 76-year-old UK-based NRI was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel room here on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as Kuldip Singh, a resident of Hazara village, who had come to India on January 26.

Divulging details, area SHO Balbir Singh said the victim had come along with his wife but left her in Delhi at a relative’s place for treatment. He alone came to get the annual contract money for his agriculture land.

“On investigation, we found that the NRI used to come to Jalandhar every six months and used to stay in the same hotel. He was not well and was suffering from diabetes for the past many years,” said the SHO.

On the fateful day also, he returned from his village at around 6:30 pm and came to his hotel room and ordered dinner. He asked the room service boy to come after 30 minutes but when the latter returned, he saw him lying unconscious on the bed.

The hotel authorities later informed the police who took him to the local Civil hospital for medical examination. Doctors declared him brought dead.

As his wife was mentally upset, the police informed his elder son Baljit Singh, who is residing in the UK. He will reach India on Thursday. The victim’s wife is still not aware about the death of her husband.

UK pounds, gold jewellery found from room

The police after taking her body to the Civil Hospital searched his room and found over 6,000 UK pounds. They also recovered gold jewellery belonging to the NRI. The police had also retrieved the CCTV footage of the past few days from the hotel as evidence in the case.

Besides, the police have also took his mobile phone in their possession and have sought call details of the past few days.

The area SHO said the investigating team has even conducted forensic investigation of the room and has taken the sample of the food last served to the NRI with it to send the same for forensic examination.