Overview
- A man was fatally struck with a concrete interlocking tile during a scuffle on the octagonal foot-over bridge near Mahavir Chowk, police said.
- Bystanders who were sleeping on the bridge intervened and helped detain a suspect who remains in custody and is being questioned by Sector 14 police.
- Investigators recovered a blood-stained tile next to the body and said the deceased suffered multiple severe injuries.
- Police reported a preliminary finding that the victim was carrying a knife and have registered a murder case while working to trace the victim’s family.
- The probe is focused on establishing the sequence of events, motive, and whether the two men knew each other, raising questions about late-night safety on busy urban footpaths.