Suresh Kumar had been living on his own in Hyderabad and had been working as a scientist with the National Remote Sensing Centre -- a wing of the Isro.

An Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) scientist was found murdered in his house in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

The deceased, identified as 58-year-old Suresh Kumar, was found dead in his SR Nagar residence.

He was allegedly killed by unknown persons at his flat at Annapurna Apartment in Ameerpet area in the heart of the city.

Suresh Kumar had been living on his own in Hyderabad and had been working as a scientist with the National Remote Sensing Centre -- a wing of the Isro.

Kumar's family stays in Chennai and they raised an alarm when they were not able to contact him. The family alerted his colleagues in Hyderabad.

When his coworkers reached his house, they found the door locked from inside.

After no answer to repeated calls and to the doorbell, the group managed to break the door of Suresh Kumar's house open only to find his body lying in a pool of blood.

The Hyderabad police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.

Police suspect that he was hit on the head with some heavy object resulting in his death. The body was shifted for autopsy.

They said they were scanning the CCTV footage of the apartment complex to probe the case.

Suresh had been living in Hyderabad for 20 years. His wife was also working in the city but was transferred to Chennai in 2005.

Their son is settled in the US while their daughter lives in Delhi.