Panaji, Oct 27 : The cause of death of a 39-year-old Briton, whose body was found in his room in a coastal resort village in South Goa, would only be known after a chemical examination of his viscera, police said Tuesday.

Forensic experts, who conducted a post-mortem examination, identified the dead British man as William Scott - found dead in his room at Colva village -- and said they have reserved opinion on the cause of his death, pending the chemical analysis of his viscera.

"The result of the post-mortem has been kept reserved pending a viscera analysis. We will be sending a viscera sample for chemical analysis to either a Forensic Science Laboratory in Mumbai or Hyderabad, depending on where we can get a quick result," Superintendent of Police (CID) Atmaram Deshpande told reporters.

Police also said that a team from Britain's Lancashire police, or Interpol, would be in Goa to take custody of Ajay Kaushal, an NRI accompanying the tourist, who was wanted in that country for assault and kidnapping.

Deshpande said that Scott hailed from Scotland. "We are not sure if Scott has a criminal record. He had come to Goa with Ajay Kaushal."

Kaushal, 50, was arrested under section 41 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) after the police contacted their counterparts in Britain and confirmed his identity. He had arrived in India from Thailand, police said.    

"We found Kaushal's identification documents on him, which helped us confirm his identity and corroborate it with Lancashire police," Gaonkar said, adding that Kaushal would be handed over to the British police on their arrival.

Listed on the Lancashire police website as a wanted man, Kaushal, who lived in the Stretford area in Manchester, is accused of kidnapping a British businessman at Burnley some six years ago.

According to Lancashire police, the businessman was later beaten up, and then released on payment of a 100,000 pound ransom. Kaushal was booked but failed to appear before the Preston Crown court, which sentenced him to 15 years in prison. He was believed to have fled the country. (IANS)