32-year-old man who tried to stop a couple from quarrelling killed in West Delhi

The man who died was identified only by his first name, Rupesh. The injured were his parents, brother Mukesh, sister-in-law and uncle. Rupesh ran a ready-made apparel business with his father.

Trying to stop a couple and their family members from creating a ruckus outside his house cost a 32-year-old man his life -- he was fatally attacked by the arguing people with sticks and other blunt objects in west Delhi’s Raghubir Nagar late Monday night, police said. Five of his family members were also injured in the attack, the police said.

Five people, including two women, were arrested in the incident, while searches are on to arrest at least three more alleged attackers. (Representative image)

Five people, including two women, were arrested in the incident, while searches are on to arrest at least three more alleged attackers. They have all been booked for murder, attempt to murder, wrongful restraint, rioting, voluntarily causing hurt and common intention, a case regarding which was registered at the Rajouri Garden police station, the police said.

The man who died was identified only by his first name, Rupesh. The injured were his parents, brother Mukesh, sister-in-law and uncle. Rupesh ran a ready-made apparel business with his father.

The police said on Monday night, Rupesh had organised a family get-together at his home. Around 11.30pm, Rupesh and his family were having dinner when they heard a commotion outside their home. Mukesh went out and found a woman, identified as Priyanka, allegedly quarrelling with her husband, Tarun, and her in-laws over some issue.

“Tarun, Priyanka and their family members were creating a ruckus and using abusive words. Mukesh and their mother objected to the nuisance. At this, the other group started arguing with them and assaulting them. When Rupesh and the other family members came out to pacify them, the other group called their associates and they together assaulted Rupesh and family with sticks,” said additional deputy commissioner of police (west) Prashant Priya Gautam.

The Rajouri Garden police station received a call regarding the clash at 11.44pm. The alleged attackers fled by the time the local police reached the scene. The injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital, from where Rupesh was shifted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) hospital.

“Rupesh was declared brought dead at DDU hospital. A case was registered and searches were conducted in Vishnu Garden, Khayala and other places in west Delhi. By Tuesday morning, five people, including the couple, were arrested,” said a police officer associated with the case, requesting anonymity.

Police said Priyanka works at a call centre and lives at a rented home in Raghubir Nagar, nearly 150 metres away from her in-laws’ home in Vishnu Garden. She had returned from office when the quarrel started between her and her in-laws. Her husband Tarun is a cab driver, the police said.