Varanasi: A 27-year-old delivery boy, Shubham Maurya, was found dead inside his room in Konia area under Adampura police station on Sunday evening, with his family alleging murder.Adampura police station in-charge Vimal Mishra said the forensic team collected evidence from the spot and the exact cause of death will be established once the postmortem report is received.According to Maurya’s sister, who reached the spot, Shubham lived alone in a house built by his father Umesh Kumar Maurya, who was in Nawada, Bihar. She alleged that her brother was in a relationship with a neighbouring woman, who has two children, and had spent the past few days with her. She further said that she and other relatives were alerted on Saturday afternoon that Maurya was unwell. When they reached the house, the door was locked from outside and a crowd had gathered nearby. She claimed that Maurya was found hanging inside the room.The family further alleged that the woman had unlocked Maurya’s mobile phone using her finger and cut the rope before police arrived. Police said Maurya’s mobile phone and CCTV footage from nearby cameras are being examined as part of the probe and Further action will be taken accordingly..
