Overview
- Investigators say Irshad, 31, allegedly confined two tenants on Wednesday and Thursday and assaulted them with fists and a belt over suspicions about his phone and missing rare coins.
- After escaping on Friday, the victim sought treatment for abdominal pain; an ultrasound on Saturday indicated heavy internal bleeding, and he collapsed while giving a statement on Sunday and was declared dead.
- Police arrested the accused on November 11 in Rohini after raids across Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh, including Etah, Kasganj and Aligarh.
- Officers say they recovered a belt, a rope, a Termin injection vial and the deceased’s mobile phone, and the accused claimed he had taken the drug during the assault.
- The second victim fled to his native village in Bihar, and the DCP said the men did not steal coins or work at the accused’s factory as alleged, with further inquiries ongoing.