DU professor found dead on railway track

New Delhi, October 20 

The decapitated body of a Delhi University professor was found on railway tracks and his mother was found hanging from a ceiling fan with her mouth stuffed with cloth at their flat in Pitampura, the police said on Sunday. 

Allen Stanley (27), who hailed from Kottayam in Kerala, was found dead on tracks at Sarai Rohilla railway station on Saturday. Earlier that day, his mother Lissy (55) was found hanging at the flat in Ashiana Apartment, they said. 

Stanley was a guest professor at St Stephen’s College, where he taught philosophy, and was also pursuing PhD from another institute. The police suspect Stanley committed suicide after killing his mother. However, no suicide note was recovered with Stanley’s body, but a note written in Malayalam was found at the flat. 

The police said they were probing all angles. They have registered a murder case under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code at Rani Bagh police station. — PTI