In a shocking incident, a man was brutally beaten to death allegedly by two factory workers near Sherpur chowk. The deceased was reportedly drunk when he was attacked by the suspects and Rs 1,500 was looted from him for buying liquor. The victim was hit on his head with a concrete block.
The suspects have been identified as factory labourers Sandeep Srivastava and Ishaq Ali, both residents of Uttar Pradesh. Both of them were arrested by the police.
As per the police, the victim could not be identified as his face was badly damaged by the assailants.
A police official said the two suspects had gone to buy alcohol from a liquor vend in an inebriated state on Tuesday night. Since they had come to buy liquor, they decided to loot cash from the drunk man (the victim) sitting outside the vend.
“Initially, the suspects tried to show sympathy with the man and took him to the nearby vacant plot. They looted Rs 1,500 in cash from him. When the victim opposed, they brought a concrete block and hit on his head. Afterwards, the suspects bought liquor with the looted money and fled the scene,” the officials said.
Later, a passer-by informed the police about the body.
SHO, Police Division 6, inspector Gurshinder Kaur, said after the incident, when the police checked the CCTV camera footage, the two suspects were identified and held.
Man killed during minor altercation
In another incident, a man was chased and brutally assaulted by some suspects during a minor altercation, leading to his death. The incident occurred around 7am on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Brij Mangal Singh (51), a resident of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. According to his brother, Raj Mangal, Brij was unmarried and earned his livelihood by collecting used cooking oil. On Wednesday, he had gone for a walk at the Colony Park where some local residents killed him. The police booked key suspect Kamal and his associates, who committed the murder.
