Man beaten to death after dispute over mobile phone in Gurugram

Our Correspondent

Gurugram, December 27

A 19-year-old youth was beaten and strangled to death by four men following an argument over a mobile phone. The accused then dumped the victim’s body in the green belt of Dwarka Expressway to escape police, but were later arrested.

The accused were identified as Brijesh, alias Rinku, Umesh, alias Nahne, Arvind Kumar and Siyasaran Sahu, alias Sibbu.

According to the police, they received information regarding a dead body lying near Harsaru village on December 22. A police team reached the spot and took the body in its custody. Later, the deceased was identified as Ashish (19), a resident of Bhangrola village. In his complaint, the victim’s father said Ashish, who was an autorickshaw driver, had injury marks on his head while his neck was tied to a muffler.

An FIR was registered under relevant sections of the BNS. “The accused revealed that Brijesh knew Ashish, who had forcibly taken the former’s mobile phone. On December 21, Brijesh and his friends went to Ashish’s place in Bhangrola, where they got into an argument, following which they hit Ashish on the head with a brick. When he got injured, they put him in the auto and killed him by strangulating with the muffler. After throwing away the body, they fled the spot. We are questioning the accused,” said a spokesperson of the police.