Man beaten to death in Delhi brawl: Police
A man was reportedly killed during a brawl in Mehrauli area of Delhi on Wednesday, the city police has said.
An official said that the victim, identified as 32-year-old Brajesh Kumar, died was killed in a scuffle between two groups in South Delhi’s Mehrauli. He said the police received information at around 1:30 pm on Wednesday about a fight at ward number 3. A police team was rushed to the spot where they found the deceased, Brajesh Kumar (32), lying in a pool of blood at his rented place.
Kumar had sustained severe injuries on his head and was rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, he said.
The victim was a native of Khagriya in Bihar.
Giving details, the official revealed that one of Brajesh’s friends was involved in an altercation with a boy at a local shop where he had gone to buy shampoo. The boy later came back with some of his accomplices and a fight ensued between the two groups.
During the brawl, Brajesh was hit on the head with an iron rod by the assailants, causing fatal injuries.
He said the accused have been arrested and a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) registered against them, adding that further investigation is underway.
In a similar incident, two people were arrested for allegedly beating a CNG pump salesman to death in Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as 34-year-old Vikas Chandra, a resident of Swaroop Nagar, Daulatpur Samaypur, according to the police.
A senior police official said that the victim was heading home after finishing his shift at the CNG pump in
Golden Park Jhuggi, New Rohtak Road, at around 4:00 pm on Wednesday. He stopped at a shop enroute to buy some articles where he got involved in an altercation with some local Jhuggi residents, identified as Karan and Arjun.
The inebriated men, reported thrashed Vikas to death, he said, adding that legal action is being initiated and an FIR under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered.
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