Neighbours on the first floor of Chanakya Place-II informed the Dabri police station around 3 pm on Tuesday after they received a foul odour from Sachin’s apartment that was locked.

Upon reaching the spot, the police broke into the house and found Sachin’s decomposed body in one of the rooms, a police officer said.

The police have registered a case of murder against Sachin’s wife Kavita, 20.

“In a fit of rage, Kavita stabbed Sachin with a knife in his chest. As he lay in an unconscious state, she locked the house and fled the scene,” said Nishant Gupta, Additional DCP (Dwarka).

“Sachin had moved into the apartment last October with his wife. Kavita told the police that she was a victim of regular domestic violence,” the official said.