Rohit Tiwari's death not natural, probably killed with pillow: Cops
New Delhi, Apr 19 (IBNS): Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, the son of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Congress leader ND Tiwari, did not die a natural death, media reports quoting sources in the Delhi Police said following a post-mortem.
According to the post mortem report, Rohit was probably killed by being smothered with a pillow.
The post-mortem report has revealed "unnatural death".
Rohit, 40, was believed to have died on Wednesday due to a cardiac arrest.
A case of murder has been registered after the same was transferred to the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police.
Officials from the crime branch visited Rohit's house to question his family members and domestic helps.
His wife, Apoorva, is presently out of town, said reports.
NDTV quoting police sources reported that there are seven CCTV cameras - of which two don't work - in Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's house in Defence Colony, a posh residential area in south Delhi.
"They say Rohit Tiwari had gone to Uttarakhand to vote on April 12 and returned on the night of April 15. He could be seen on CCTV taking support of the wall while walking in an inebriated state," NDTV reported.
Rohit's mother Ujjwala Tiwari was in Max Hospital for her treatment the next day when she got a call from home that he was unwell.
She then took an ambulance that brought Rohit to the hospital.
During that time, Rohiti's wife Apoorva, his cousin Siddharth and domestic helps were at home, police sources said.
However, Rohit was brought dead at the hospital with no external injuries.
Rohit had to undergo a long battle of six years to prove him as the son of ND Tiwari.
Initially, ND Tiwari refused to give his blood sample but later relented.
In 2014, the Delhi High Court declared ND Tiwari as the biological father of Rohit Shekhar, following which the senior Congress leader accepted the truth.
The same year, ND Tiwari, had married Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's mother.
ND Tiwari passed away last year on his 93rd birthday.
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