A 67-year-old man, who was attacked by a miscreant with a sharp edged weapon on May 12, died late in the night on Wednesday. The deceased was trying to stop the miscreant from burgling at his house in Chhola Mandir police station area when the incident had taken place.
According to the police, the victim Rajendra Prasad died while undergoing treatment at a hospital. His condition got deteriorated on Wednesday and later he died late in the night.Police have not revealed the severe injuries which Rajendra sustained in the attack. Earlier it was shared that the injured had not sustained serious injury and after his death police have claimed that the deceased was suffering from several age related diseases.
Body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation. The police have registered a case of murder and intensified the search for the unidentified killer.
During the investigation it was found that Rajendra woke up to answer nature’s call when he found some inside his house hiding as he spotted shadow and when he went to check the miscreant attacked him in his stomach and escaped the spot. He raised alert and family and neighbours rushed for his rescue and took him to hospital.
The miscreant was hiding in the balcony of the first floor near the toilet and when the victim went to check he first attacked him and later climbed down through pipes.
Victim was retired railway guard and used to live with his wife and his son Saurabh and daughter-in-law. Son and his wife are deaf and dumb. His elder son lives in Vidisha and runs a grocery shop.