Overview
- Hotel staff discovered the body after new guests complained of a foul smell in a room near Park Street on Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road.
- Police identified the deceased as Rahul Lal of the Picnic Garden area and said the body was concealed in the storage compartment of a loft bed.
- Hotel records indicate three individuals checked into the room on October 22, with two checking out late on Thursday night after returning briefly.
- Photocopies of Aadhaar cards and other documents were handed to police, with the booking reported to be in the name of a resident of Odisha.
- Officers sent the body for post-mortem, are reviewing CCTV and questioning housekeeping, and have alerted other police units to trace the two men.