Bihar: Man beaten to death over a bottle of drinking water

PATNA: A 40-year-man in Jamui district had to pay with his life for asking his subordinate to fetch a bottle of drinking water.
Police said Mithilesh Sah was brutally assaulted by a private security guard, Vijay Kumar Bharti, on Wednesday when he asked him to bring a bottle of drinking water to quench his thirst. He was rushed to the referral hospital at Laxmipur from where he was referred to Jamui Sadar hospital.
Sah, however, succumbed to his injuries on way to the Jamui hospital. He was deployed as supervisor of a private security agency at the Laxmipur referral hospital. He was a resident of Musopur Mehandia village in Arwal district.
The incident took place at around 11.30am when both the deceased and the accused were on duty at the hospital. Bharti ignored his senior’s diktats and allegedly hurled abuses, leading to an altercation.
As the news about the supervisor’s death spread, the security guard in question fled away. He is stated to be a resident of Rahanan village under Sikandara police station area in Jamui district. The contract to maintain the security arrangements at the hospital has been awarded to a private security agency having its office at Danapur in Patna.
Jamui DSP Rajesh Kumar said the relatives of the deceased have been informed about the incident. “The accused guard is absconding,” he said, adding that raids were on to arrest him.