Overview

• Lakhpat Singh, a local Congress worker, was bludgeoned with a cricket bat and shot during his morning walk in Vijay Mandal Park and was declared dead at AIIMS Trauma Centre.
• Delhi Police arrested Khushi Ram, 47, and apprehended his minor son, alleging a premeditated plan driven by a years-old dispute that left the accused bedridden in 2016.
• Investigators analysed footage from more than 650 CCTV cameras across a 55 km route, matched call records, and recovered the black motorcycle used in the crime with its number plate removed.
• Police say the father timed the assault a day before his son’s 18th birthday to seek juvenile-law protections, with the boy conducting reconnaissance on the victim’s routine.
• Reports conflict on recovery of the countrymade pistol, with police confirming the bike and bat but continuing efforts to trace the weapon and any additional conspirators.