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The body of a British tourist apparently murdered in India has been found wrapped in a carpet inside a plastic bag dumped in a market in New Delhi. The body of a British tourist apparently murdered in India has been found wrapped in a carpet inside a plastic bag dumped on the street of a market in New Delhi.
The body of the man, thought to be Andrew Raymond Rodick, aged 40, was found on Sunday morning. The body of the man, thought to be Andrew Raymond Rodick, 40, was found on Sunday morning.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in India on 28 April. We are in touch with the Indian authorities and providing consular assistance to the family."A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in India on 28 April. We are in touch with the Indian authorities and providing consular assistance to the family."
The Times of India reported that the victim's hands and legs were tied. He had been identified through a badly soiled passport recovered from his pocket. Initial investigations suggested he died of multiple injuries inflicted by a blunt object on his head and face. There were said to be abrasions on his hands and legs as well, police said. The Times of India reported that the victim's hands and legs were tied. He had been identified through a badly soiled passport recovered from his pocket.
Investigators told the newspaper that Rodick had come to India two months ago on a tourist visa and he had visited Chennai, Mumbai and Goa before coming to Delhi. Initial investigations suggested he died of multiple injuries inflicted by a blunt object on his head and face. There was no official update from Delhi police, although officials confirmed a murder investigation was under way. "We are awaiting the autopsy report and after will discuss further," a spokesman said.
Sources told the newspaper that he was possibly killed inside a house as the body was wrapped in a carpet, and circumstantial evidence suggests he was murdered elsewhere and dumped at the Bhogal market in Nizamuddin, south Delhi. The crowded Nizamuddin area where the body was found is home to a Sufi shrine popular with tourists. The body was found by security guards and was in an advanced state of decomposition, police officials said.
A police spokesman told the AFP news agency: "It is a murder. We found the body in a decomposed state." Further details will be known after the autopsy report. An examination found multiple cuts, bruising and, according to one source, cigarette burn marks which could indicate torture before death.
The body was found around 8am on Sunday outside a mobile repair shop. Bhogal market in Nizamuddin, south Delhi, where the body was found, is a commercial area close to mixed residential neighbourhoods. Police were questioning local guesthouse owners.
Police are now said to be trying to obtain the Indian mobile number which the man had been using to see if it could provide clues. Robbery has not been ruled out. Investigators told the Times of India that Rodick had come to India two months ago on a tourist visa and had visited Chennai, Mumbai and Goa before coming to Delhi.
Sources told the newspaper he was possibly killed inside a house as the body was wrapped in a carpet, and circumstantial evidence suggests he was murdered elsewhere and dumped at the market. The body was found around 8am on Sunday outside a mobile phone repair shop.
Police are now said to be trying to obtain the Indian mobile number the man had been using to see if it could provide clues. Robbery has not been ruled out.