NEW DELHI: A 37-year-old security guard was found dead under suspicious circumstances at an under-construction hospital site in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri area, police said on Thursday.

The deceased, Sunil Kumar, a resident of Sultanpuri, was on night duty at the site near Jalebi Chowk.

He had reported for work around 8 pm on April 29 but did not return home, prompting his family to alert police the next morning.

During a search, his body was found in bushes within the site, which lacked electricity. He was taken to

Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital.

Police said no external injuries were found. The cause of death will be confirmed after post-mortem. All angles are being investigated.