A 38-year-old man was killed and his wife injured after they were allegedly assaulted by their landlord in east Delhi’s Trilokpuri area, police said on Friday. Police said that they have nabbed three persons, including the owner of the shanty in which the victims live.
According to police, Mayur Vihar police station received an information on Friday at 12.10 am that one Maheshwari (36), a resident of Trilokpuri, was admitted in a hospital in injured condition and her husband Kale Khan was declared brought dead. He has injury marks on his chest and head.
Later, another information was received that one Murgan (49), a resident of Trilokpuri, was also admitted, police said.
During enquiry from the son of the deceased, it was found that on Thursday around 11 pm, Murgan came to their home. His father has taken a shanty on rent from Murgan. An argument ensued between his mother Maheshwari and Murgan when he asked for rent and electricity bill, said Priyanka Kashyap, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), East district.
Murgan caught hold the hairs of his mother and in retaliation, she slapped him. After sometime, the minor along with his brother and his parents was standing outside his house when Murgan, Armugam, Sahil and Ajay came there, the DCP said.
Armugam stabbed his father in chest with a knife. Murgan assaulted his mother and his father in head with a rod like object. Sahil and Ajay also pelted stones on them, police said.
On hearing commotion, people gathered there. His mother and father were taken to LBS Hospital where his father was declared brought dead and his mother is undergoing treatment, said the DCP.