Intelligence Bureau's staffer Ankit Sharma, who was killed in Delhi riots, has sustained 51 injuries. According to Sharma's autopsy report, he was stabbed 12 times and has 33 blunt injuries on his body. Earlier, many media outlets reported that Sharma was stabbed 400 times.
Sharma was murdered by rioters during the northeast Delhi violence in which more than 50 people lost their lives.
The report further revealed that the officer was attacked with sharp edges of weapons.
"Cause of death was shock due to haemorrhage due to injuries to the lungs and brain. Some injuries were produced by sharp-edged weapons. An injury was produced by heavy cutting weapons, while the rest of the injuries were by blunt force. All injuries were fresh before death," the report read.
Notably, a Delhi Court on Friday sent Salman, an accused in the murder of Ankit Sharma, to four days police custody.
On Thursday, Delhi Police had apprehended him in connection with the murder of the Intelligence Bureau staffer.
At least, 53 people including Ankit Sharma and Head Constable Rattan Lal were killed during the violence in the national capital.