A heart-wrenching incident was carried out at the beginning of the new year in Delhi’s Rajiv Chowk (Connaught Place). Here three delivery boys together beat up 36-year-old businessman Shivam Gupta to death. Shivam Gupta had gone to Connaught Place for a party, but there he had a dispute with the delivery boys delivering food. After this, the accused hit Shivam Gupta on his head with a helmet and left him half dead.
In injured condition, Shivam Gupta was first admitted to LNJP Hospital and then referred to RML Hospital. 17 days later, on January 19, Shivam Gupta died during treatment. The incident of assault took place on January 3.
There was an argument over asking for water
The death of his only son Shivam Gupta has completely devastated his family and they are pleading for justice. According to the report of news agency PTI, Shivam, a resident of Laxmi Nagar in East Delhi, had gone to a party in Connaught Place with a friend on January 2. After coming out of the restaurant, he asked for water from a company representative near E Block near Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, during which an altercation broke out between the two.
The father told that after this the company representative hit him with a helmet and his two associates (company representatives) punched him and kicked him. At around 1:30 pm on January 3, the Police Control Room (PCR) received information that an injured person was lying unconscious on the road and his body was bleeding. Shivam was immediately taken to the hospital. There the doctors told that blood clots were found at many places in his body. He is not in a position to give any statement.
Shivam’s father Anil Kant Gupta told that his son had left home to attend a party on the evening of January 2, but did not return. He kept calling her continuously, but got no response. After some time, the police called him and informed him that his son was admitted in the hospital. There were marks of serious injuries on his body.
Shivam Gupta was vomiting blood
Anil Kant Gupta said, “When we reached the hospital, his condition was critical.” He was vomiting blood and was unresponsive. We requested the doctors to send him to another hospital for better treatment. Later, the team of doctors advised him to take him to another hospital for immediate special care. Shivam was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on January 4 and underwent surgery on January 5.
Shivam was recovering, but passed away after 17 days
The father said, “The doctors clearly told us that the injuries were life-threatening and immediate operation was necessary. After the operation we were told that the next 36 to 72 hours would be crucial for recovery. For some time he showed signs of improvement. He was responding to the calls of the doctors. We had hope, but on January 19 he left us.
Anil Kant Gupta, 61, who owns two shops in Paharganj area, said Shivam was his only son and the sole support of the family. He himself reached the police station and saw the CCTV footage of the incident, in which his son was lying on the ground and his friend was standing near him.
Shivam’s friend did not tell his family about the incident.
Shivam’s father alleged, “I along with the police watched several CCTV footage of the incident. The police told me that my son asked for water from the company representatives, then he got into an altercation with one of them. In a fit of anger, he repeatedly hit the helmet on my son’s head. He fell unconscious and fell on the ground and his friend who had accompanied him was standing nearby. I do not understand why he did not inform us about this entire incident.”
