Food Delivery Riders Arrested Over Fatal Beating of Man in Delhi's Connaught Place

A 36-year-old man, who was out at night to party at night in central Delhi’s Connaught Place, was allegedly beaten to death by three food delivery riders, police said, adding that two have been arrested. According to police, the victim, Shivam Gupta, resident of Laxmi Nagar, was assaulted by three food delivery riders by their helmets after an argument on the night of January 3. He was left bleeding on the pavement. NDTV quoted the police stating that a call was received on January 3 night about an injured man lying on a pavement at Connaught Place. Gupta was rushed to a hospital. Since the incident, Gupta had been in hospital fighting for his life for over two weeks. He died on January 19 of the severe injuries he suffered. As Gupta could not give any statement, CCTV footage of the area is being checked to ascertain the reason for the assault and have also sent Gupta’s blood-stained clothes to forensics department, the officials said. The businessman’s family told reporters that doctors told them the injuries were life-threatening but they hoped since he was slowly responding to the doctors’ voices for some days before he died on January 19. NDTV quoted the victim’s father, Anil Kant Gupta, who runs two shops in Delhi’s Paharganj, saying, “My son was my everything. Now, we only hope for justice. The culprits must be punished severely so that no one else’s home is destroyed like this." “I kept calling repeatedly, but there was no response. A short while later, I received a call from the police saying my son was hospitalised," he added.