Delhi: Hit on the head for throwing dead rat near neighbour’s house, Man dies

Mangalore Today News Network

Delhi, Oct 06, 2018 : A 40-year-old man died after his neighbour allegedly hit him with an iron for disposing off a dead rat near his house in outer Delhi’s Kirari area, police said Friday.

 

As per News 18 reports  , the incident took place on Monday. Police said they were informed about the incident by the hospital authorities the next day, following which they registered a case.

The victim died on Thursday during the course of his treatment, a police official said.

A case has been registered and we are probing the matter, Seju P Kuruvilla, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) said.

The body was sent for post-mortem, police said, adding the accused is yet to be arrested.

According to a recent Delhi Police data, 62 of the 337 killings (18.39 percent) reported till September 15 this year in Delhi took place due to sudden provocation over trivial issues.