Differently abled man killed over cricket ball quarrel

A 45-year-old differently abled man was beaten to death by five persons,including two juveniles,in KN Katju Marg of Outer Delhi on Tuesday afternoon.

A 45-year-old differently abled man was beaten to death by five persons,including two juveniles,in KN Katju Marg of Outer Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. A man,identified as 23-year-old Dilawar Singh,and a juvenile have been arrested,police said,adding that the second juvenile and two others are still at large. The incident was reported at 1.30 pm on Tuesday.

The accused persons were playing cricket in a park adjacent to the house of the differently abled man,Jaswant,while his mother Amrita was standing with one of her grandsons outside. During the course of the game,the ball landed near Amrita and the grandson.

Amrita told the boys to be more careful as the ball had come close to hitting her grandson. This infuriated

the accused,who started arguing with her, said a senior police officer.

Around that time,Jaswant intervened. The argument turned violent,and the accused allegedly assaulted Jaswant with a cricket bat until he fell to the ground bleeding.

Following that,the five accused persons fled from the spot,leaving Jaswant in a pool of blood.

Following a call to the Police Control Room,a team reached the spot. Singh was rushed to the nearby Sanjay Gandhi hospital,where he succumbed to injuries.

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A post-mortem examination conducted on the body revealed a number of external injuries. The body was later given to his family for cremation.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Chhaya Sharma said,One of Singhs legs was amputated after he met with an accident in 1984. We have arrested a juvenile and a man,identified as Dilawar Singh,in this connection.

A case of murder has been registered against the assailants,and a hunt in on to nab the three absconding persons.

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