Drunk man killed and looted

INDORE: A 28-year-old drunk man was killed by his some local goons who first thrashed him brutally and then made away with the cash that he had.

The fight was allegedly triggered after the victim refused to give them money for alcohol.

The incident took place in the afternoon on Monday when the man identified as

Sanju

, son of Rajesh was alone in his house in

Nihalpura Mundi

area under Rajendra Nagar police station.

His family members told police that they had gone out of the house to celebrate Bhai Duj when the incident took place.

Two men –

Bablu

and Ajay – from the same neighbourhood came home and asked Sanju for money. Sanju was also in an inebriated condition. They entered into a scuffle and the accused took him out of the house and thrashed him with sticks and rods until he fell unconscious on the spot. The accused managed to flee the spot after thrashing him and couldnt be caught.

He was immediately rushed to the hospital by the locals. His family members and police were also informed about the matter.

“His statements couldn’t be recorded as he was in an inebriated state and was not able to sleep,” said VP Sharma, Rajendra Nagar police station in-charge adding that his body was sent for post mortem examination and investigations were initiated.

Based on the statements of the family members and the neighbours, a case was registered in the matter and the accused have been detained, said police.

“We are in the process of questioning the locals further on the case,” said Soni.


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