Sixty-years old beaten to death 'mercilessly' over filling water from DJB tanker; three held

In a shocking incident, a 60-year-old man was harshly beaten to death over filling water from a tanker in northwest Delhi's Wazipur. The cops have held the three of the accused and apprehended a juvenile in the case.

The old man was identified as Lal Bahadur, who survived with his family in SS Nagar in Wazipur Industrial area.

The incident took place around, 3 pm on Saturday when a water tanker has arrived in the colony and everyone gathered to fill water. Lal Bahadur's son and the accused were also present at the spot, Deputy Commissioner of Police Aslam Khan said.

Soon an argument started between Rohit and the accused over who could fill water first which soon turned into a scuffle, Mr. Khan added.

"The victim, on hearing the argument between his son and the accused, tried to stop the fight but was attacked and thrashed mercilessly. He soon became unconscious. He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead," the police said.

Later, the cops nabbed the three accused from the spot and remaining two during a police raid.

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