India, Jan. 16 -- A 40-year-old man with several cases of theft and robbery against him was found dead near a public toilet in east Delhi's Kalyanpuri late Wednesday night, police said.

According to police, the victim was identified as Mukesh Kumar, a local resident of the area. The incident was reported to the police by Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital around 11pm, where Kumar had been declared dead on arrival.

"The body was first spotted by a beat constable, who immediately shifted him to the hospital. Preliminary examination revealed that Kumar had been stabbed at least 12 times," an officer aware of the matter said.

Police said a forensic inspection of the area was conducted, and the body has been preserved in the mortuary for a post-m...