Man attacked in Ghazipur, dies later; kin allege robbery

NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man was killed after he was allegedly attacked by a group of men in east Delhi’s Ghazipur early on Sunday. A policeman spotted the man lying by the roadside and helped him contact his family. The man was then admitted in a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries a few hours later. Police suspect robbery as the motive behind the attack as his family alleged that he had around Rs 4,000 in cash on him that was missing.
The man, Roshan Lal, worked as a cook at a hotel in Vaishali. Lal’s family told the cops that the incident happened around 5 am near Ghazipur Underpass when Lal was walking back to his home in Trilokpuri after work.
A head constable of the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary, who was passing by Ghazipur, spotted Lal lying on the road side around 5.30am. Lal told the policeman that three-four unidentified men forced him to eat something before thrashing him. The constable then helped him speak to his family over the phone.
“Lal was then admitted to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, from where he was later referred to Safdarjung. He died later in the afternoon during treatment. However, there are no visible injuries on his body. It is possible that he died of internal wounds but we are waiting for the autopsy reports to ascertain the cause of death,” said a senior police officer.
Police said Lal’s family has alleged that it’s a case of robbery. “His family suspects that he resisted a robbery attempt, during which he was assaulted that led to his death,” a police officer said. Lal’s Aadhaar and ATM card was found on him.
DCP (East) Deepak Yadav said CCTV footage is being scanned to establish the sequence of events. “Legal proceedings have been initiated in the case,” the DCP added.