Hyderabad: Man thrashed for staring at couple, dies during treatment

A 23-year-old man, identified as Sai, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment, days after he was thrashed by a history-sheeter for staring at him while he was with his girlfriend, police said.

According to Ramgopalpet police, on June 13, Balakrishna along with his friends Sai and Mahesh came to Tank Bund to celebrate his birthday.

After the celebration, while they were returning to their houses, the trio saw a couple on the Necklace Road.

As they started staring at them, the person, identified as Junaid, started abusing the trio.

Junaid later took a stone and attacked Sai, which resulted in a head injury, police said.

Immediately after receiving a complaint, the police reached the spot and shifted Sai to local a hospital for treatment and nabbed accused Junaid.

A case was registered under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code against him and he was sent to judicial remand.

Sai was shifted to Osmania General Hospital for better treatment, however, he succumbed to his injuries today. The accused, Junaid, is a history-sheeter from Miryalguda and has 16 criminal cases against him.