NEW DELHI: A 39-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by two persons in Delhi's Shadipur area, as per a police report on Sunday.
DCP Central Sanjay Kumar Sain stated that at approximately 11.30pm on Saturday night, they received a report that an individual was found lying injured on the street in Shadipur Village. Upon arriving at the location, the police discovered that the injured person had been taken to the hospital by local residents.
"Later we came to know that the injured was declared brought dead by the doctors of Patel Hospital," DCP Sain said.
The deceased has been identified as Pankaj Thakur a resident of West Patel Nagar, Delhi.
"On the basis of inspection of the scene of the crime, local intelligence and scanning of CCTV footage two alleged persons were identified," said the police.
The police said the accused will be apprehended soon.
An initial probe into the matter revealed that the deceased was beaten by kicks and punches by accused persons.
"More details will be ascertained from the accused, once they are apprehended," police added.
Further investigation is under way.
With inputs from ANI