07 July,2022 10:37 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
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A 62-year-old priest was allegedly beaten to death by a man in northeast Delhi's Sonia Vihar area, police said on Thursday.
Following the incident, the accused was assaulted by some locals and is currently in a hospital, they said.
Police received information around 5.40 am on Wednesday regarding a priest, identified as Soni Ram, being beaten near Pusta in Sonia Vihar, an official said.
When the police team reached the spot, they learnt that Ram, a resident of Sonia Vihar, had been shifted to JPC hospital while the accused -- Sonu Bhatt -- was assaulted by the public and taken to Trauma Centre, Civil Lines, the officer said.
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Ram was later shifted to GTB Hospital but succumbed to injuries in the evening, they said.
A case under section 302 (murder) has been registered against Bhatt, who is still hospitalised, the officer said.
After preliminary investigation, it has surfaced that Bhatt is not in a "healthy state of mind" and was known to the deceased, the officer said.
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