CALGARY – Police say the death of a man back in May originally thought to be caused by drugs is now considered a homicide.
Sardar Atiq Khan, 41, was found dead inside his home in the 0-100 block of Martindale Drive N.E. around 6:15 a.m. on Friday, May 30th, 2014.
His death was believed to be from a drug overdose, and police say there were indications of drug use in his residence when he was found.
However, on Tuesday police confirmed Khan was actually the victim of a homicide.
“We treated this as a suspicious death from the onset of the investigation,” explained Staff Sgt. Doug Andrus of the Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit. “We ensured that we conducted a complete and thorough forensic examination of the residence during the early stages of the investigation.”
“We’ve been working in consultation with the Medical Examiner’s office, and we continue to get preliminary results back from the tests that we conducted at the time of the autopsy.”
Andus said because the investigating is ongoing, they aren’t able to release Khan’s cause of death.
Police say there were no signs of forced entry into Khan’s home and no signs of a struggle, which suggests he may have known his attackers.
“We don’t believe this was a random incident, we believe that the persons involved knew the victim or the victim’s family.”
Khan had been travelling before his death, and had only been back in Calgary for a week when he was killed.
He lived with his wife and two young children. It was Khan’s wife who discovered his body.
“We have talked to the family, and they have been cooperative with the investigation.”
The Homicide Unit is investigating and detectives are interested in speaking with anyone who may have information about this case, including Khan’s whereabouts in the days leading up to his death.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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