A man who worked as a granthi at a gurdwara in RK Puram was killed while performing kirtan, police said Saturday, adding that the victim, Ravinder Singh, was thrashed with a tabla by the accused, also a granthi.
Both the victim and the accused lived in the staff quarters at the gurdwara. The incident took place on Friday morning, around 8.30 am at the RK Puram Sector 6 gurdwara.
On Friday morning, while performing kirtan, they got into quarrel over some petty issue, and Darshan Singh hit Ravinder Singh on the head with a tabla, the police said.
The accused also hit Ravinder Singh’s wife, Maninder Kaur, who tried to stop the fight, a senior police officer said. Ravinder Singh succumbed to injuries at the Safdarjung hospital on Saturday, while the condition of his wife is stated to be stable, he said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Ingit Pratap Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are being made to nab the accused, who is at large.
Also Read:
Comments are closed.