Elderly man beaten to death for objecting to firecracker bursting in Haryana

A 65-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in Haryana’s Faridabad after he objected to people bursting firecrackers in his locality.
As per the complaint by the victim’s son, Vinod, one of their neighbours and his friends were bursting crackers in the city’s Sector 18 on late Diwali night.
When the victim, identified as Bachchan Rai, objected to it, a verbal spat ensued, and later the elderly man was thrashed by the accused, identified as Raju, Dheeraj and Nandu. Rai was immediately rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
Vinod and his wife were also attacked by the three men when they tried to intervene, the complaint said.
The victim’s wife also accused the police of negligence, saying that upon receiving an alert, three police teams reached the spot, but instead of taking action, they argued over the jurisdiction.
After the incident, a case was registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and police teams were constituted for their arrest.
Speaking on the issue, the public relations officer (PRO) official of the Faridabad Police, Yashpal Singh, said, “A case has been registered against the accused and efforts are underway for their arrest. We are also probing the allegations of negligence by police teams and suitable action will be taken after that”.
In another incident, a family bursting firecrackers on Diwali was allegedly attacked with sticks and stones in Faridabad’s Ballabhgarh.
Police have registered a case and have started an investigation into the matter.