An official of National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) ofIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was found murdered in his flat inHyderabad's Ameerpet are late on Tuesday.  Fifty-six-year-old S Suresh was allegedlykilled by unknown persons at his home, police said.

He hailed from Kerala and was alone in his flat. When he didnot report to the office on Tuesday, his colleagues called him on his mobilenumber. As there was no response, they alerted his wife Indira, who is a bankemployee in Chennai.

Relatives of Suresh, who reportedly live in the sameapartment, also checked on him before informing his wife. His wife rushed toHyderabad and also notified the police. After which, they broke open the flatto find Suresh lying dead.

There were injury marks on his head. Police suspect that hewas hit on the head with some heavy object, which resulted to his death. Thebody was shifted for autopsy.

An investigation is currently underway and police is tryingto gather clues from the scene. Senior police officials also visited theapartment.

Police is investigating if someone forcibly entered into theapartment or the assailant was known to Suresh. The CCTV footage of theapartment complex is being scanned to probe the case.