Delhi Police has arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly throwing a stone at a person leading to his death in northwest Delhi’s Sultanpuri area.
The accused has been identified as Imran (22), a resident of Aman Vihar. Police said that the accused was abusing the deceased after they collided with each other and when the deceased objected to his abuse, the accused threw a stone.
According Parvinder Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, on October 6, information was received at Sultanpuri police station that a person threw a stone at a blind person. “Police reached the spot near Sultanpuri bus terminal where they came to know that the injured was rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital. When police reached the hospital, the injured was found to be under treatment,” said the DCP.
“Later, he died during the treatment and a case of murder was registered on the statement of one eyewitness. The deceased was identified as Radhe Shyam, a native of Kushi Nagar district in UP. Shyam, who used to run a kiosk shop, sustained one injury on his forehead with blunt object,” said the DCP.
“During investigation, accused Imran, was arrested. Interrogation revealed that Imran works as a carpenter at a local furniture shop. He is a drug addict and on October 6 around 9.30 pm, he was present near Sultanpuri bus terminal,” said the DCP.
“As he was passing through the spot, he fell on the road after colliding with Shyam. He hurled abuses at Shyam and a blind woman who was also present near the spot. When they objected to his abuses, he got furious, picked up a stone and threw it towards Shyam. When Shyam fell on the road, he fled from the spot,” said the DCP.