A 60-year-old man was killed allegedly during a scuffle over air-conditioner installation in east Delhi’s Vishwas Nagar area. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Dharmpal, a resident of Vishwas Nagar area.
According to a senior police official, on Tuesday, police received information regarding a quarrel in NSA Colony, Vishwas Nagar and reached at Hedgewar Hospital where they found that one Dharmpal died during treatment. “The deceased’s son said that on Tuesday afternoon, his neighbours and other persons quarreled with him and his family members on the issue of installation of AC,” said the senior police official.“They alleged that the compressor unit of the AC was near the neighbour's house which irritated the accused and he fought with the man,” he said.“The argument between them escalated and the victim fell on the first floor of the adjacent house. He was found lying on the first floor, police said, adding that they are investigation whether he was pushed or accidently fell from the second floor,” said police official privy to investigation.
“Police suspected that there were quarrels erupted between them earlier also, but nothing got reported. On the statement of deceased’s son, case under sections 302 (punishment for murder), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrong¬ful restraint), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation),109 (punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment) and 34 (common intention) has been registered,” he said.
“During investigation, accused Dharmender has been arrested. It has been revealed that during quarrel, Dharmender had also instigated other people,” police said, adding that a team has been constituted to arrest the remaining accused persons.