New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS): A 66-year-old businessman and his three employees were Monday found dead inside his home here, police said. The man was found gagged, his hands and legs tied to a chair and his throat slit.

Businessman Bajrang Lal Bokadia, his 40-year-old driver Vinod Dubey, 35-year-old cook Bhola Singh and 18-year-old domestic help Anand were found dead inside the ground floor house of the businessman at Vivek Vihar in east Delhi.

The bodies were found by Bokadia's associate Subhash Sethia, who had come to meet the businessman at around 8 a.m.

Bokadia was found gagged, his hands and legs were tied to a chair and his throat had been slit. The bodies of the other three were found lying on the floor and had injury marks, police said.

Sethia found the main gate of the house open, and upon entering, he saw the bodies and called the police.

Police have informed Bokadia's son Pawan and daughter Preeti, who are married and settled in Mumbai. The businessman's 62-year-old wife, Pushpa, is on her way back from Rajasthan, where she had gone to attend a religious function.

Police said they will question the man's wife. "There is a possibility of robbery or personal enmity," a police official said.

Bokadia is from the Jain community and was the vice president of a local religious centre in Vivek Vihar called Oswal Bhavan.

Meanwhile, residents of the area protested outside Boakdia's house, alleging inadequate police patrolling as the reason behind the killings. The protestors demanded the suspension of the local station house officer.