Elderly beaten to death in Gurugram, police engaged in investigation
Gurugram (IANS) | A 65-year-old man was thrashed to death by three people in an inebriated state in New Palam Vihar area in the early hours of Sunday. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Rajveer. Rajveer was originally from Bihar and was currently living on rent with his family in the New Palam Vihar police station area.
The relatives of the deceased told the police that at around 5:30 am on Sunday, Rajveer was sitting on a stool outside the house.
The family told the police, “During this time three youths living in the neighborhood were fighting with each other. When Rajveer intervened and asked the reason for the dispute, the three started beating him with sticks, due to which he was badly injured.
When the victim’s wife and daughter-in-law came to the rescue, the accused also attacked them, due to which the women fled from the spot and hid in their house. The accused barged into the house and attacked the deceased’s son and both the women, injuring them as well.
Seriously injured Jaiveer was taken to the hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him brought dead.
ACP Crime Varun Dahiya said, the police have taken the body into custody and sent it for postmortem. The case is being investigated. Police is making efforts to arrest the absconding accused.
–IANS