Man beaten to death at club over spilled beer, five people arrested

Five people, including bouncers, a club manager and his wife, were arrested for the death of a man who was allegedly assaulted by the couple and the staff for spilling beer on the woman at a nightclub in New Delhi. The incident took place late on October 10 at Tor House nightclub near Ashok Park Metro station under the Sarai Rohilla police station area, they said. Among the five, three bouncers have also been arrested.

The deceased, identified as Daljeet, was a resident of Raghuvir Nagar and is survived by his wife Pooja, an eight-year-old son and his father.

According to the police, Daljeet had gone to the nightclub with five to six of his friends for a party when some liquid spilt on the wife of the club manager. A verbal altercation broke out, following which bouncers were called and Daljeet was allegedly assaulted.

Daljeet and his friends apologised and requested them to stop, but they kept assaulting the group with sticks and glass bottles.

Friends of the deceased told media persons that the attackers continued thrashing Daljeet despite repeated pleas to spare him. “We were thrashed brutally,” one of the friends, Sunny, who sustained a minor head injury, said.

They alleged that when the group tried to escape, the bouncers dragged them back inside and assaulted them again.

According to his friends, the attackers also poured water on them during the assault after covering his face. Daljeet sustained severe injuries, including a fractured jaw, and was in a bad state.

His friends, including Nishu and Pawan, somehow managed to take him out of the club and brought him to his residence in Raghuvir Nagar. Daljeet collapsed near the entrance of his house, after which his wife and friends took him to Guru Gobind Singh Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Police said Daljeet had returned home after the assault and was feeling unwell. His wife subsequently took him to the hospital, where he was declared dead. Sunny further said that he received a call from the deceased’s wife after the incident.

“I am his friend. I got a call from his wife. That he was not moving and we rushed him to the hospital, where he was declared dead,” Sunny said. He added that “We have seen the CCTV footage and it was horrific. Daljeet was thrashed brutally. Those who did this to him must be strictly punished.”