Gurugram, February 7: A 56-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in a case of road rage near the trunk market on Monday evening, police said. Three persons were booked for culpable homicide and one of them was arrested on Tuesday evening. The entire incident was captured on CCTV and police were trying to identify other accused with the help of footage, they said.
“One accused auto driver has been arrested who is identified as Arvind Kumar. We are conducting raids to nab other accused”, said inspector Vedpal, SHO of city police station. Alwar Mob Lynching: Man Beaten to Death on Suspicion of Theft in Rambas Village.
According to the police the incident took place on Monday late evening around 7:15 pm when Mool Chand Verma, a resident of Subhash Nagar, was returning home from his work on his scooty. Uttar Pradesh: 23-Year-Old Man Beaten to Death After Dispute at Wedding Over Song Played by DJ.
When he reached the Trunk Market, a loading auto was parked in front of a grocery shop which led to a traffic jam on the road. Mool Chand advised the auto driver to remove the auto from the road and an argument ensued.
An angry Moolchand broke the front mirror of the auto. The auto driver then caught Verma and called two others who thrashed Moolchand and fled, the police said.
Moolchand's son Yogesh Sharma got information that his father was lying injured on the road and rushed him to a nearby private hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Police questioned the shopkeepers in the area and seized the CCTV footage. During the quarrel, many people were present nearby but no one came to intervene, they said.
On the complaint by Yogesh, an FIR was registered against the three under section 304 (ii) (culpable homicide) of the IPC at city police station, the police said.
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