Man dies 7 hours after being found on roadside

A 40-year-old man, who worked as a cook at a hotel in Vaishali near Ghaziabad, died in Safdarjung hospital on Sunday, nearly seven hours after he was found lying on the road in east Delhi’s Ghazipur in a semiconscious state, seeking help from passersby, police said.

His family members have alleged he was assaulted during a robbery bid by three to four unidentified men near the Ghazipur underpass late Saturday when he was walking towards home to Trilokpuri after work. They said ₹4,000 cash that he was bringing home from the hotel was missing, which the police have confirmed. Lal’s ATM card and Aadhaar card were found in his pocket, the police said, while adding that they have not ruled out robbery.

Since no visible injury marks were found on the body of the man, identified as Roshan Lal, the police are waiting for his autopsy report to ascertain the exact cause of death. Police suspect Lal may have died because of an internal injury.