A man was bludgeoned to death on the octagonal foot over-bridge in Gurugram’s sector-13 on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.
The reason behind the scuffle could not be ascertained. Eyewitnesses caught the accused and handed him over to the police, the officer added. The incident took place when the victim got into a scuffle with another man at around 11.30pm at Mahavir Chowk. A police patrol team also reached the spot – 100 metres away from the interstate bus depot – and arrested the suspect.
The victim was found with a knife when he was murdered, according to the police. A few beggars and suspected drug addicts were sleeping on the over-bridge when the noise woke them up and they found the accused repeatedly hitting the man with a slab of tile, a police officer said.
A second officer said a preliminary probe revealed the victim was armed with a knife at the time of the murder. He added: “An investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of dispute between the two men. Efforts are also underway to ascertain if the two men knew each other. The suspect is being interrogated.”
Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said the identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained. “Attempts are on to trace his family,” he said.
