Two persons were arrested on Tuesday for bludgeoning to death a 25-year-old man in Samaypur Badli, north Delhi, said a police officer.
The incident occurred on Sunday around 10 p.m., when Manish and Santosh Kumar Srivastva, 40, went to a spot near an underpass to confront Babu, 22, who had allegedly threatened Manish.
A verbal argument ensued between them and Mr. Babu. Two of Mr. Babu’s accomplices then joined him, after which Manish and Mr. Srivastava were attacked with stones.
Manish suffered a severe head injury and was declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.
Police registered a case under sections 103(1) (punishment for murder) and 109(1) (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested Mr. Babu and Sumit, 23, one of his acquaintances.
