Bokaro: A 70-year-old retired Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) employee was allegedly killed with a stone while resisting an attempted mobile snatching in Sector 9 on Saturday morning, police said.The incident took place near a school under Harla police station limits at around 5.15 am, when the victim, Bharat Singh, had gone for his morning walk.DSP (city) Rajeev Ranjan said the accused, Pankaj Saw (30), alias Pankaj Verma, allegedly demanded money from Singh to buy drugs. When Singh refused, Saw allegedly tried to snatch his mobile phone.Police said Singh resisted, following which Saw picked up a roadside stone and attacked him. Singh died at the spot.On the basis of a written complaint filed by the victim’s son, Ashok Kumar Singh, Harla police registered an FIR for murder.Bokaro SP formed a special team led by Ranjan to investigate the case. After examining CCTV footage and collecting technical and other evidence, the team arrested Saw from Vaishali More near Sector 9.Police said they recovered the stone allegedly used in the attack, Saw’s bloodstained shirt, Singh’s mobile phone and broken spectacles. A blanket allegedly carried by the accused at the time of the incident was also seized, police said.Saw has been taken into custody and further investigation is under way.
