Gurugram, Oct 23 Two boys allegedly beat a labourer to death after an argument that began when he refused to give them a ‘beedi’, police said on Friday.
The labourer, who was from Madhya Pradesh and living here for work, died due to an injury to his head on Thursday after being beaten with a stick, a senior police officer said. The two minors were arrested on Friday.
A police team received information about a man lying in an injured condition in Nihal Colony, Gurugram. Police reached the spot and took the injured man, Pyare Lal, to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Police have informed his family members back in Devarah village in MP’s Tikamgarh district of his death.
Pyare Lal was living in Surat Nagar, Gurugram, and working as a labourer, his sister said in her complaint to the police.
On Thursday, her nephew informed her that two boys had assaulted Pyare Lal in Nihal Colony, Gurugram, resulting in his death. Based on the complaint, a case was registered at Bajghera police station, police said.
The police team apprehended the two minors from Gurugram on Friday.
“During police interrogation, it came to light that the accused had asked the deceased for a ‘beedi’ and when Pyare Lal refused to give them one, an argument broke out between them. Following the argument and exchange of abuses, the accused allegedly assaulted Pyare Lal with a stick,” the officer said.
Police said he sustained an injury to his head due to the assault, which resulted in his death.
(PTI News)
