Three arrested for allegedly killing man after dispute during Holi celebrations

Police arrested three people on Saturday for allegedly killing a man after a dispute broke out between them while playing Holi, said the officials

Police arrested three people on Saturday for allegedly killing a man after a dispute broke out between them while playing Holi, said the officials.

The suspects on Friday allegedly threw the brother of the deceased in a drain in Kanhai village in Gurugram Sector 40 , said the police on Saturday. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

The suspects on Friday allegedly threw the brother of the victim in a drain in Kanhai village in Gurugram Sector 40 , said the police, adding that the victim was identified as Rajendra (identified by first name), 29, a native of Kumer village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. Rajendra lived in a rented accommodation with his family in Kanhai, said the police.

Subhash Boken, police spokesperson, Gurugram, said that the arrested people were identified as Mithun Prasad (the victim’s brother-in-law), 29, Vivek Kumar, 21, and Asif alias Ashu, 19 — all from Pali village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura.

According to the police, the incident took place at around 2pm on Friday, when Rajendra had gone to Rinku’s house to settle a dispute, which had arisen from playing with colours and mud.

The brother of the deceased — Aman, 19 — alleged that Mithun had smeared colour on the face of their 24-year-old brother Sonu. “He grabbed him from behind and then threw him inside a drain. This resulted in an altercation, followed by a scuffle, after which Sonu punched Mithun’s face in anger, and the latter retaliated,” he alleged, adding that Rajendra later went to Rinku’s house to settle the matter.

“Mithun and his associates were also present there. They assaulted him with rods, wooden sticks with iron nails, and bricks,” Aman alleged. He also said that Rajendra was hit multiple times in the head, and he died at the spot. “We took him to the government hospital in Sector 10, where the doctors declared him dead,” he alleged.

Based on a complaint filed by Aman, a case was registered against the five suspects, including the three arrested people, under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly), and 302 (punishment for murder) at the Sector 40 police station on Friday night.

The police said that searches are underway to arrest two more suspects involved in the killing.