39-year-old man beaten to death by two youths in suspected road rage in Delhi

The victim was identified as Pankaj Thakur, who worked as a shop helper and also delivered groceries on a part-time basis.

A 39-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by two youths in a suspected case of road rage in central Delhi's Rajender Nagar, police said on Sunday.

Police said the accused was addicted to narcotics, and committed the crime as he was desperate for money to buy drugs. (File)

The victim was identified as Pankaj Thakur, who worked as a shop helper and also delivered groceries on a part-time basis, they said.

The police have arrested the accused Manish Kumar (19) and 20-year-old Lalchand in this connection.

The alleged incident occurred around 11.30 pm on Saturday when the victim was standing outside a shop. At that point, the accused arrived from a party in a cab and told him to leave.

The two men scuffled with Thakur over his motorcycle being parked in the street, a senior police officer said.

"They argued over the space. Kumar and Lalchand got out of the cab and asked Thakur to leave. When he sat on his motorcycle, they pushed him off it and thrashed him," he said.