New Delhi, January 29:In another case of murder over an argument, a man was beaten and strangulated to death by his friends while drinking inside a park in Pitampura here, police said Friday.
Shripal, 40, was a resident of Keshav Puram area who worked in a private company in Pitampura, north Delhi.
“The matter was reported Wednesday evening after a passerby saw Shripal lying inside a park. Police rushed him to Mahavir Hospital where he was pronounced dead,” an officer said.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that Shripal was drinking inside the park with his friends who probably killed him for some reason. He was beaten up first and later strangulated to death.”
A case of murder has been lodged while police are working to identify the people involved in the crime.
“No arrest has been made so far in the case,” the officer added.
———–IANS