Man bludgeoned to death over remark on cooking, 1 held

Victim’s face was unrecognisable, tattoo with his name on arm helped police in identification

A 48-year-old man was bludgeoned to death and his face was found smashed in a field in North Delhi’s Burari on Tuesday morning. The police have arrested his friend in connection with the murder. A senior police officer said that the victim has been identified as Dahu Singh, a daily wage labourer hailing from Bihar and the accused has been identified as Ramesh Yadav, 22, from Uttar Pradesh. The police received a call on Tuesday morning wherein the caller stated that he had found a body during morning walk. The police found a body with his face unrecognisable as it had been smashed with stones. “However, there was a tattoo on his arm with his name written on it which helped in his identification,” the officer said.