The deceased, Lal Bahadur, was trying to pacify a quarrel between neighbours and his family when he was lynched, following which he collapsed, says Khan
A sexagenarian was lynched to death after he tried to intervene in an argument over the distribution of water between his son and a neighbour in northwest Delhi's Wazirpur area on Saturday afternoon. Police arrested four persons including a juvenile in connection with the crime.
According to police, the accused have been identified as Sunil alias Waqil alias Guturu (26), Akash alias Sonu (23), Arvind, a juvenile. "Sunil and Akash are drivers while Arvind works as a labourer.
The deceased, Lal Bahadur, was trying to pacify a quarrel between neighbours and his family when he was lynched, following which he collapsed," said Aslam Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Northwest.
The incident took place on Saturday, when the water tanker arrived in the Wazirpur Industrial Area. It was around 3:30 pm when a fight broke out between Bahadur's son Rohit and Sunil over the distribution of water from the water tanker. Since the water tanker had arrived after a delay of around two days, they started fighting over who would fetch water first. While Rohit had begun to fetch water it was Sunil who came later and asked him to move aside stating he would be the first one to fill.
Bahadur intervened to stop the fight but was dealt blows instead by Sunil and three others present at the location. He collapsed after taking a blow to his chest.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Police were informed and a case under appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered. The four accused were later apprehended. Further investigations are underway.
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