Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Vijay Pal, 38, whose body was discovered Sunday morning in a vegetarian biryani shop across from GCRG College in Lucknow.
- Officers said there were no visible injuries on the body, and an autopsy later failed to determine a cause of death, according to ADCP Rishabh Runwal.
- Investigators recovered an Aadhaar card and a mobile phone at the scene, which were used to confirm the man’s identity.
- Authorities described the outlet as a temporary kiosk with tin walls that lacked a gate, and noted the deep freezer was disconnected after the shop had been shut in recent days.
- Police are examining how the man entered the premises and whether the death occurred there, with investigators also noting one slipper was found near the college and the other inside the shop.