New Delhi, July 24 - A close aide of Himanshu Sabharwal, son of Ujjain professor H.S. Sabharwal who died after beatings and assault by students in his college in August 2006, was found stabbed to death in Delhi University, police here said Friday.

The body of Parminder Singh, who worked as accountant with Himanshu, was found lying in the Maurice Nagar area of the campus by a passer-by around 11.30 p.m. Thursday, hours after the two pasted posters in the university for a candlelight march scheduled for Sunday to demand justice in the Sabharwal murder case.

'We received a call around 11.30 p.m. about a body found near Khalsa College in the north campus. He was identified as Parminder Singh. A case has been registered and we are investigating all angles, including personal enmity,' DCP (north) Sagar Preet Hooda told IANS.

Hooda said police were recording Himanshu's statement.

On Thursday, Himanshu dropped Parminder Singh home after pasting posters.

Himanshu said he came to know about the incident after police called him early Friday.

'I dropped him Thursday night and left for my home.