NEW DELHI: Three businessmen were found dead under mysterious circumstances in their Honda City car in South Delhi's R. K. Puram on Monday night.
The victims, identified as Lakshman Singh (37), Balvinder Singh (35) and Nishant Datta (30), all residents of South Delhi, were found unconscious in the sedan.
Balvinder was found on the driver's seat, while the other two were sitting in the rear seat of the sedan. The trio ran their own online event management company.
Investigators suspect that the deaths were caused by Carbon Monoxide poisoning since there were no signs of any struggle and the air conditioner of the car was also on.
Relatives of the deceased, however, claimed that it was a case of poisoning.
A fourth person, who relatives claims was also in the car, is missing, they said.
"We are questioning the family members of all the victims and trying to get some leads. There is some circumstantial evidence that points towards foul play and we are looking at the case from all possible angles," a senior police officer of South district said, adding that any conclusion could only be reached after a postmortem report is out.
Lakshman's younger brother Kanhaiya noticed something was amiss when the trio did not respond even after he repeatedly knocked on the car's window pane.
The car was parked opposite Kanhaiya's eatery shop in Sector 4 of R.K. Puram area.
"Kanhaiya immediately informed his family members who live nearby," the officer said, adding that the car belonged to Lakshman.
The victim's father later informed the president of resident welfare association, Kuldeep Singh, about the incident, and he in turn informed the police.
"After receiving the PCR call, local police reached at the spot and found that the car doors were unlocked. They pulled the three, who were unconscious and frothing at the mouth, out of the car and took them to AIIMS Trauma Centre where they were pronounced dead on arrival.
"They had vomited inside the car as well," the police officer said, adding that two steel glasses were also found lying near the car though they are not sure if the glasses were used by the three.
"Lakshman had bought packets of chips from Kanhaiya's shop around 7.10pm. The items recovered from the car include packets of chips, noodles and pasta," Nishant's brother-in-law Manoj Kumar told the police.
Kanhaiya told Mail Today that his brother left the house around 3.40pm and, around 5.30pm, he saw the Honda City car parked about 50 meters from his shop.
Before joining the event management company, Balvinder worked in his family transport business.
He has a three-year-old son, while Laxman has a 12-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son. Nishant worked in private banks before joining the business.
The victims, identified as Lakshman Singh (37), Balvinder Singh (35) and Nishant Datta (30), all residents of South Delhi, were found unconscious in the sedan.
Balvinder was found on the driver's seat, while the other two were sitting in the rear seat of the sedan. The trio ran their own online event management company.
Investigators suspect that the deaths were caused by Carbon Monoxide poisoning since there were no signs of any struggle and the air conditioner of the car was also on.
Relatives of the deceased, however, claimed that it was a case of poisoning.
A fourth person, who relatives claims was also in the car, is missing, they said.
"We are questioning the family members of all the victims and trying to get some leads. There is some circumstantial evidence that points towards foul play and we are looking at the case from all possible angles," a senior police officer of South district said, adding that any conclusion could only be reached after a postmortem report is out.
Lakshman's younger brother Kanhaiya noticed something was amiss when the trio did not respond even after he repeatedly knocked on the car's window pane.
The car was parked opposite Kanhaiya's eatery shop in Sector 4 of R.K. Puram area.
"Kanhaiya immediately informed his family members who live nearby," the officer said, adding that the car belonged to Lakshman.
The victim's father later informed the president of resident welfare association, Kuldeep Singh, about the incident, and he in turn informed the police.
"After receiving the PCR call, local police reached at the spot and found that the car doors were unlocked. They pulled the three, who were unconscious and frothing at the mouth, out of the car and took them to AIIMS Trauma Centre where they were pronounced dead on arrival.
"They had vomited inside the car as well," the police officer said, adding that two steel glasses were also found lying near the car though they are not sure if the glasses were used by the three.
"Lakshman had bought packets of chips from Kanhaiya's shop around 7.10pm. The items recovered from the car include packets of chips, noodles and pasta," Nishant's brother-in-law Manoj Kumar told the police.
Kanhaiya told Mail Today that his brother left the house around 3.40pm and, around 5.30pm, he saw the Honda City car parked about 50 meters from his shop.
Before joining the event management company, Balvinder worked in his family transport business.
He has a three-year-old son, while Laxman has a 12-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son. Nishant worked in private banks before joining the business.