Vijayawada: In a tragic incident, the former joint director of the Andhra Pradesh Forensic Sciences Laboratory (APFSL) Ekkaraju Shiva Kumar found dead under mysterious conditions in a hotel in Vijayawada on Friday. According to the sources, Shiva Kumar (74) was residing in Kukatpally along with his family and he is working in a private lab. It is said that he visited Vijayawada to attend a court case. The hotel staff informed the police after he didn't react to the doorbells. The police found a liquor bottle and other evidence in the hotel. The police sent the body for autopsy.