The embassy officials were informed and the body will be sent for postmortem examination today, police said. (Representational Image)
A 59-year-old diplomat from Madagascar was found dead at his apartment in south Delhi's Chhatarpur area on Wednesday.
Rabenja Oliva was posted in New Delhi as the second counsellor at the Embassy of Madagascar. Prima facie it is a case of natural death but the exact cause could not be ascertained yet, police said.
A call was received around 10 am, following which a police team was rushed to the African diplomat's second floor apartment in Phase II of Chhatarpur enclave. The embassy officials were informed and the body will be sent for postmortem examination today, police said.