Manipuri PhD scholar found murdered in South Delhi

A 33-year old PhD scholar was found murdered at his house in South Delhi's Kotla Mubarak on Wednesday evening.

A 33-year old PhD scholar was found murdered at his house in South Delhi's Kotla Mubarak on Wednesday evening.

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Zingran Kengoo, who was from Manipur, studied at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and lived in a rented accommodation. His landlord's son found him dead at around 9:30 pm on Wednesday.

According to officials, Kengoo's throat had been cut wide open and he was almost beheaded. The police found a knife in hid room but found his personal belongings untouched.

Police suspect that Kengoo may have been murdered by someone he knew.