A 23-year-old man died in Bijnor after he was attacked by his cousins, allegedly for not getting tested for COVID19 after returning from Delhi. The incident happened in Bijnor District’s Malakpur Village. Manjeet Singh died on Friday while he was getting treatment in a Hospital in Meerut.
FIR has been filed against Manjeet’s cousins, Kapil and Manoj, their mother Puniya and Manoj’s wife Dolly at Nahtaur Police station. The complaint was filed by Manjeet’s father on Sunday.
Station House Officer Nahtaur Police Station, Sathya Prakash Singh told the media that no arrests have been made yet.
"Since his return, Kapil and Manoj were regularly asking Manjeet to get his test done. On Thursday, the cousins again asked Manjeet to get his test done after which an argument ensued between them,” Times Now cited SHO Satya Prakash Singh’s statement in its report.
"The accused brought sticks and started hitting Manjeet. He suffered injuries on the head and shoulder. When Manjeet fell unconscious, he was rushed to government hospital by his parents where he succumbed to injuries a day later," Singh added.
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