A 32-year-old mentally challenged man was beaten to death allegedly for breaking the glass of a tempo parked near his house in Rohini's Prem Nagar area.

According to the police on Tuesday, five suspects have been apprehended in connection with the incident while the probe was on to identify others. “On Monday, at about 11:18 pm, a PCR call regarding death of person in the area of Agar Nagar was received at Prem Nagar police station.  Local Police immediately reached at the spot and found an unconscious person having multiple injuries on his body,” DCP Rohini Dr G. S. Sidhu said.

According to a police officer, the deceased who has been identified as Deepak was standing outside his house when a group of men attacked him with rods and sticks.

During the course of interrogation, it was found that Deepak was mentally challenged and had broken the glass of tempo belonging to his neighbour. Some people got agitated and beat him up at about 9.20 pm, the officer said.

Deepak was taken to a hospital by his family members where he was declared dead. On the statement of the victim's father, a case of murder was registered and five suspects were apprehended and interrogated further, the officer said.

Accordingly, a case under sections 103(1)(Punishment for murder) and 3(5) (When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone) of BNS has been registered at police station Prem Nagar