Overview
- Jagdish, 70, died late Monday at a private hospital in Palam Vihar after a sustained assault in Dundahera village.
- Police arrested the accused, identified as Monu (Monu Rajput), 27, a Bulandshahr native working locally as a painter, within hours.
- The incident occurred around 4:15pm near a wine shop after the victim objected to public drinking, according to police.
- An FIR was registered at Udyog Vihar police station and upgraded to murder after the victim succumbed to his injuries.
- Officers recovered a blood-stained stone from the scene, and the accused is on a one-day police remand as a preliminary probe examines possible prior enmity.