Suspected to be involved in cases of theft, a mob lynched a 28-year-old man to death at the Vijay Chowk area in Swaroop Nagar area of Northwest Delhi on Sunday night. Police said the deceased has been identified as Shankar.
“The incident came to light on Monday morning when we received a PCR call at around 7.15 am when a passer-by spotted the body of a man in open fields in the area of Swaroop Nagar. On inspection, the identity of the deceased was established as Shankar, a 28-year-old man, a resident of Jahangirpuri,” said a senior police official.
Eyewitnesses told police that the deceased, Shankar was unemployed. “On Monday night, at around 9.30 pm, some factory workers found Shankar to be allegedly stealing factory valuables like tools and gunny sacks. In the preliminary investigation, a group of four to five men gathered around Shankar and thrashed him to death,” said the senior police officer, handling the case.
Milind Dumbere, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) said, “A case of murder has been registered at the Swaroop Nagar police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. Further probe is on.”
Police said they are questioning a couple of security guards posted at the factories in Vijay Chowk in Swaroop Nagar where the incident took place. The guards claimed that they made two calls to the Police Control Room on Monday night about the mob hitting Shankar but they got no response.
In the absence of the CCTV cameras in the nearby area of the crime scene, police are relying on the version of the eyewitnesses. No arrests have been made so far, added police.
According to the senior police officials of the Northwest district, body of Shankar was found with bruises at an isolated agricultural field behind vijay chowk. Police said that a case of murder has been registered.
locals claimed that Shankar was caught by a mob while he was trying to steal some valuables on late Sunday night.