Man dies after being beaten up by neighbours over water in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 33-year-old man died in hospital after he was allegedly thrashed by his neighbours over an argument about filling drinking water from a common tap. The incident took place in a village in Najafgarh on Saturday night.
The victim, Jitendra, lived with his family in Najafgarh’s Jai Vihar. His brother Anil Singh stated that when he was on his way back from his office, some neighbours informed him that a few people were thrashing his brother in a farm. “My mother and I reached the farm and saw my brother in an injured state. Jitendra revealed that our neighbour Amit Rawat, along with other men, had thrashed him. Amit and his mother also threatened us and we informed police. The accused persons were also brought to the police station, but since the condition of my brother was deteriorating, we rushed him to the hospital,” said Singh.
When TOI contacted Jitendra’s cousin Hitender, he revealed that the family was not satisfied with the police investigation. “The FIR doesn’t mention the others who had thrashed Jitendra. He had gone to fill water from a man’s house who had allowed people to fill drinking water from the tap, but the accused were already waiting for my cousin and thrashed him,” said Hitendra.
When contacted about the allegations of the family, DCP (outer) A Koan said that the investigation was going on and the accused, Amit, has been arrested.