Businessman beaten to death by helmet by delivery agents in Delhi's Connaught Place over water spat

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A 36-year-old businessman died after he was allegedly punched, kicked and repeatedly hit on the head with a helmet by two food delivery workers in Delhi's Connaught Place following an argument.

Both the accused have been arrested while another delivery executive, who was also on the spot but not involved in the crime, was let go, the police said, according to a report by The Hindu.

The incident happened on the night of January 3. The businessman, Shivam Gupta, had been in a hospital fighting for his life for over two weeks. He died on January 19 of the severe injuries he suffered.

The police are checking CCTV footage of the area, and have taken Gupta's blood-stained clothes for forensics work. A case has been filed, NDTV reported.

What happened that night?

Shivam, a businessman and a resident of east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar, had gone to Connaught Place with a friend to attend a party that day. When he stepped out of the restaurant, he asked a delivery agent near the E block for some water, which led to a verbal spat between the two, police officials said.

The attackers used helmets to punch and hit Gupta, the police said. Then they left him bleeding on the pavement in the popular shopping area.

A PCR call regarding the injured man lying unconscious on the road bleeding was made at around 1.30 am on January 3.

Shivam was rushed to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, where doctors found multiple blood clots (hematomas) and declared him unfit to give a statement, according to PTI.

Meanwhile, cops inspected the site of the incident, conducting videography and photography, and also seized blood-stained material, which was sent for forensic examination. CCTV camera footage from the nearby control room was also checked.