LUCKNOW, May 18 -- A 61-year-old liver cancer patient was found dead with his throat slit inside the highly secured liver transplant unit (LTU) ward of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, early on Monday, police said.

"The deceased, a resident of Basti district, had been admitted to the liver transplant wing since April 21 and was undergoing treatment for advanced-stage liver cancer under the gastroenterology department," said DCP South Amit K Anand.

"The incident came to light around 4.30 am when an attendant of a patient in the next bed noticed blood oozing from the other patient's neck and alerted hospital staff and then police. A blood-stained surgical blade was recovered near the body, and i...