A 55-year-old man died on Friday, a day after he reportedly had a scuffle with a neighbour over parking space. The family of the deceased alleged that he was thrashed due to which he died, however, police claimed that they found no injury marks on the body and he passed of health issues.
According to police officials, investigation has been launched to ascertain the cause of death. Autopsy report will throw light on this aspect. If the autopsy report finds it as a case of homicide, relevant sections would be added.
Bhopal Singh, resident of Baljit Nagar, Patel Nagar in Central Delhi had an argument with his neighbour Vipin (27) who parked his motorcycle in front of Bhopal’s house. The incident occurred around 7.15 am on Thursday, a senior police official tasked with the case stated.
Bhopal’s neighbours alleged that in the scuffle Vipin pushed Bhopal and he fell down. One of the neighbours informed police and both of them were taken to police station, where Bhopal collapsed and was taken to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Hospital and later moved to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
An FIR has been registered, under IPC Sections 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint) and 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation). Vipin was arrested on Thursday.