08 December,2010 07:21 AM IST | | Anurg Jadli
Body of the 73-year-old was discovered at his residence by his son
Natural death or murder? 73-year-old KS Maini was found dead with his hands tied, pointing towards the latter possibility. The former UNI journalist's body was discovered by his son Anthony Maini at their Virender Nagar residence.
Au00a0mystery: (Inset) A photo of KS Maini and (above) his residence at
Virender Nagar. PIC/IMid-day
"We have lodged a FIR and investigating the matter and will soon reached the criminals", senior police officer said.
According to neighbours, Maini was a decent fellow but was a dipsomaniac and would verbally abuse people when he didn't get alcohol.
"The probability of this being a murder and robbery related case is very low as he was a poor man with hardly any personal assets. He worked with UNI and resigned from there and was living on pension. That was his only source of income. He had good relations with his neighbours," said C Chandranan, member of the local Residents Welfare Association (RWA).
Sources said that on the day of his murder Maini was seem talking to a neighbour at around 7.30 p.m. Later when his son came to meet him he was found dead inside. According to Anthony, his father stayed in his own flat, away from his family, because of his habit of drinking and abusing people. He was in bad company and would roam around with the wrong kind of people," said the son.
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