20-Year-Old Delhi Man Beaten With Belts & Sticks by Group, Dies After 3 Days

Five persons have been arrested, while four minors have been apprehended.

As per the police, Krishna had a dispute with another man named Suraj on Holi.

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A 20-year-old man was beaten to death by a group of men in south-west Delhi's Dabri area on 23 April, resulting in the victim’s death from his injuries three days later.

The video of the incident has gone viral on social media since, where the victim, Krishna, can be seen being beaten up by the men with belt and sticks.

As per the police, Krishna had a dispute with another man named Suraj on Holi. On the day of the incident, Suraj and his companions approached Krishna in Dabri and started beating him. Krishna was then taken to Bhagwati Vihar, where he was beaten to death.

Later, he was admitted to the Deendayal Hospital, after which he was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital, where he died on 26 April.

FIR Filed on Charge of Murder; 5 Arrested, 4 Minors Apprehended

Five people have been arrested, while four minors have been apprehended in connection with the incident, the police said, adding that three people were still absconding.

Notably, the police had first registered an FIR under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), which was then converted to IPC section 302 (punishment for murder) after due medical and legal consultation.

The accused people were also charged under IPC Sections 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence commit­ted in prosecution of common object), 147 (punishment for rioting), 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).