KARACHI: A young Hindu doctor on Friday was found dead inside Civil Hospital Karachi premises under mysterious circumstances.

"Dr. Anil Kumar, 32, was found dead inside the Intensive Care Unit-II of the surgical wing where he was performing his duty," said Eidgah Station House Office (SHO) Naeemudin.

"Kumar went inside surgical ICU early in the morning around 5:30am and was found dead three hours later," Naeemudin elaborated.

The police official added Kumar was discovered after he did not answer a knock on the door. The door was broken and he was found dead sitting on his chair. A syringe was found from the spot.

"He had administered an injection on his hand as it was bandaged," revealed the SHO.

The body was shifted to the hospital’s mortuary where doctors reserved his cause of death for chemical examination.

The police officer said that the seized syringe has been sent to a forensic laboratory.