NEW DELHI: A 48-year-old property dealer was beaten to death, allegedly by a group of people, in southeast Delhi’s Kalkaji late Saturday night.Police suspect a property dispute and disagreement over construction work at a building may have led to the incident.A mother and her daughter as well as a man were apprehended over the incident. Cops received a PCR call regarding a quarrel at L-8, Kalkaji, at 12.03am Sunday.A team reached the area and found a scuffle had taken place between the residents of a building. Manjeet Singh alias Bunty and his brother, Dilbag Singh, were injured and taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre, where the former was declared dead.His family said he received a phone call at 11pm, after which he left his house on his scooty. Around 20 minutes later, Dilbag was informed by locals that a group of people was beating up his brother.When Dilbag reached the spot, he allegedly found Manjeet lying unconscious on a pavement with his shirt torn and bruises to his chest and neck.“They dragged me to the ground and started kicking me. My sister threw herself on me and begged them to stop. They held her by the hair and shoved her aside,” Dilbag alleged.He suffered a fractured right leg and injuries to his forehead and shoulder.Manjeet is survived by his two teenage sons, Lishant (15) and Fateh (14).One of Lishant’s friends, 17-year-old Daljeet, was among the first to alert the family. “I was returning home when I saw Manjeet uncle in a heated argument with a few men, which turned into a fight. I ran home after being punched while trying to intervene,” he said.Police said a civil dispute relating to the building is pending in court. They are also probing whether ongoing construction on the premises was connected to the attack.“Before the scuffle, a PCR call had been made regarding alleged illegal construction at the building. We had informed MCD about it earlier as well,” a police officer said.There was no response from MCD till late Sunday.Dilbag claimed he saw members of a family standing with suspected attackers and egging them on to beat up his brother. Police are checking CCTV footage, said DCP, southeast.
