A 75-year-old retired Army personnel died after being pushed by his neighbour during a dispute at Raj Harsh colony under Kolar police station area on Tuesday.
According to the police, the deceased, Ameer Chandra Sharma, had a dispute with his neighbor who pushed him during the dispute due to which the victim fell down and he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
Police were informed and on the receipt of the information a police team reached the spot and started the investigation. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that the deceased was a resident of B-64 in Raj Harsh Colony which is a two storied building. The deceased used to live at the second floor while his neighbor Shyam Singh resides at the first floor. The deceased used to live with his wife Tripti Sharma.
At around 3PM, the deceased called cable operator to his house after which a fight broke out between the deceased and Shyam Singh (neighbour). During the fight, infuriated Shyam Singh pushed the deceased due to which he fell on the floor and was injured in his head. Deceased’s wife took him to a near hospital where he was declared dead.
Police claimed that the investigation has been started and if it is found that the deceased’s neighbor was involved in the fight with the deceased which caused the death, a case under section 302 of the IPC would be registered against the accused.