Sonipat: A photo shared over WhatsApp led to the death of a man in his 20s in Sonipat, about 50 km from Delhi. The man identified as Luv was killed after an argument, with a relative over a photo shared on a family WhatsApp group said the police.
Luv who was married and had a nine-month-old, was reportedly beaten to death for accidentally sharing photographs on a group chat, according to the police. A relative who has been identified as Dinesh was upset over the photographs said Luv’s brother Ajay.
“After having dinner, we clicked some pictures and accidentally shared it on WhatsApp. After this, Dinesh invited us home, where he, along with other family members, attacked both of us with iron rods and bricks. Luv died on the spot, while my other brothers are injured and in hospital now,” Ajay said. A complaint has been registered against Dinesh and his family. Police sources say Dinesh, the suspect, is missing since the incident.
