'Bidi' spat turns fatal: 28-year-old beaten to death in east Delhi; barber arrested

NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death following an altercation over a bidi in east Delhi’s Shashi Garden area early Wednesday. A 32-year-old barber was arrested in connection with the case.The deceased was identified as Deepak, a resident of Jawahar Mohalla, Shashi Garden.A PCR call was received around 1.24am reporting that a man was lying injured near the Shashi Garden bus stand, on the Hanuman Mandir side. The team found a large amount of blood scattered at the spot. The injured was already taken to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Injury marks were found on his forehead and around the right side of his face, said police.“The team discovered that Deepak and one Manoj, who lives in the same locality, had an argument over a bidi that escalated into a scuffle leading to the incident,” said a senior police officer.The accused was subsequently arrested. He told cops that he picked up a wooden or bamboo stick lying nearby and struck Deepak multiple times on the head, following which he collapsed. A blood-stained stick, believed to be the weapon used in the crime, was seized.A case under section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered at Pandav Nagar police station.