A 19-year-old vagabond was allegedly thrashed to death by two drunken men on the suspicion that he was stealing an item from their shop. The incident occurred late night on Wednesday in Central Delhi’s Motia Khan and the case was registered on Thursday. The two accused people have been arrested, police said on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Shibu. According to police, on Wednesday the accused persons Rohit, a tent house
owner and his employee Sonu were consuming alcohol when they saw Shibu in their locality.
Since the neighborhood had witnessed several incidents of theft in the past few days, they allegedly assumed he was committing the crimes, police said. The accused persons started accusing Shibu of thievery and started physically attacking the victim.
Following which the victim lost his consciousness and was later taken to Lady Harding Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, said a senior police official. A case under relevant sections was registered at Paharganj Police Station and the accused persons were arrested, police said.