40-yr-old beaten to death; ex-wife, 2 others booked

Panchkula: A 40-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his ex-wife, her boss and father over a pity issue in Sector 19 on Thursday morning.

As per the information given by the cops, the victim, identified as Daya Kishan Tiwari (40), used to work as a medical represtative (MR) in Panchkula. Tiwari had divorced his wife, identified as Deepa, a couple of days ago.

On Wednesday night, Tiwari called up Deepa, and the talks eventually turned into a heated argument after which Deepa, along with her father Devi Dutt and her boss Ashish Sharma, came from Punjab to Panchkula and called Tiwari in the public park of Sector 19 late night, said cops. With the arguments taking an ugly turn, the three persons started thrashing Tiwari after which he fell unconscious on the ground. Meanwhile, the three fled from the spot.

Cops said the mother of the victim, Pushpa Devi, who had been living alone with Tiwari in their house, raised an alarm and called up the local residents, who rushed Tiwari to some private hospital where Tiwari succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning. The body was shifted to the general hospital, Sector 6 where he was declared brought dead at around 10 am. The hospital authorities informed the cops about the incident.

Cops initiated the investigation at around 11 am and on the basis of the complaint of the victims’s mother, cops registered a case of murder against Deepa, her father, and her boss in Sector 20 police station.

Sector 19 police post in-charge, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Som Nath said, “Post-mortem of the body would be conducted on Friday morning after which the exact reason behind the death would be ascertained. As of now we have registered a case on the basis of the allegations raised by the mother of the victim. Investigation is under progress.”