New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) A 42-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death with wooden planks by two persons in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar on Sunday, police said.
The incident took place near Durga Mandir, they said. A PCR call was received at 4:17 am regarding a person lying unconscious after being assaulted, the police said.
The victim was identified as Dharamvir alias Dhanua. He was rushed to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where doctors declared him dead, a police officer said.
The police later apprehended one of the two accused, identified as Pradeep, 22, he said, adding that efforts are underway to arrest the second accused.
The motive behind the assault and the complete sequence of events are being ascertained as part of the investigation the,
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