Karan was declared dead on arrival, police said (Representational)
Two people were arrested and a juvenile was detained for allegedly thrashing a 26-year-old man to death in Uttam Nagar here, police said on Sunday.
While the reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained, the police suspect old enmity between the accused and the victim, they said.
"A PCR call was received on Saturday regarding a man who received serious injuries after he was thrashed," a senior police officer said. When the police reached the spot, the PCR team had already taken Karan to Safdarjung Hospital.
Karan was declared dead on arrival, he said.
A family member of the victim told the reporters that the accused dragged Karan out of the house and thrashed him.
"The accused first hit him with sticks mercilessly and kicked him. They jumped on his chest when he was gasping for life and fled," he said.
Following this, the police registered a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code against the three accused and arrested them, police said. Efforts are being made to arrest the remaining accused as well.
During the investigation, the police found that Karan was involved in 10 other criminal cases, they said.
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