New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) A 26-year-old man was found dead with cut marks on his neck in a house in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar on Wednesday, police said.

They were informed about blood seeping through a house in Batla House area of Jamia Nagar.

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A police team rushed to the spot and found the body of a man with deep gashes to his neck.

The man was identified as Alfaf Washim, the resident of a house opposite Makka Palace hotel in the Zakir Nagar area, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Rajesh Deo said.

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Crime teams from FSL Rohini visited the spot to collect evidence.

Police are scouring CCTV footage for a clue into how Washim ended up in the house. His relatives said Washim had left his home around 11 am, the DCP added.

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