A
shocki g
i cide t
has
eme ged
f om
Delhi’s
Nihal
Viha
a ea,
whe e
a
31-yea -old
softwa e
e gi ee ,
Vi ay
Gupta,
was
b utally
beate
to
death
allegedly
by
his
i -laws.
The
t agedy
u folded
i
Lakshmi
Pa k
followi g
a
mi o
domestic
alte catio
betwee
the
victim
a d
his
wife.
Followi g
the
a gume t,
the
woma
called
he
family
membe s
to
thei
home.
Upo
a ival,
the
victim& squo;s
i -laws—i cludi g
his
fathe -i -law,
two
b othe s-i -law,
a d
siste -i -law—lau ched
a
viole t
physical
assault
o
Vi ay.
Acco di g
to
the
victim’s
g ievi g
pa e ts,
they
i itially
offe ed
wate
to
the
visito s,
expecti g
a
peaceful
co ve satio .
I stead,
the
assaila ts
d agged
Vi ay,
pi ed
him
to
the
bed
a d
floo ,
a d
viole tly
choked
him.
Whe
his
pa e ts
attempted
to
i te ve e
a d
save
thei
o ly
so ,
they
we e
agg essively
pushed
aside,
esulti g
i
a
f actu ed
thumb
fo
his
fathe .
Vi ay
was
ushed
to
a
ea by
hospital
by
his
family
a d
eighbo s,
but
he
succumbed
to
his
seve e
i te al
i ju ies
du i g
t a sit
a d
t eatme t.
Vi ay
was
employed
as
a
softwa e
e gi ee
at
Adobe
a d
had
bee
ma ied
fo
just
3.5
yea s.
He
is
su vived
by
his
elde ly
pa e ts
a d
4.5-mo th-old
twi
babies,
leavi g
the
e ti e
family
devastated.
The
victim’s
mothe
alleged
that
the
family
had
p eviously
eceived
th eats
f om
the
i -laws,
which
they
had
ig o ed
u til
this
ho ific
attack.
Followi g
the
i cide t,
Delhi
Police
egiste ed
a
case
of
mu de
a d
detai ed
fou
suspects
f om
the
wife’s
family.
A
detailed
i vestigatio
is
u de way
to
exami e
the
full
seque ce
of
eve ts
a d
asce tai
the
exact
oles
of
all
i dividuals
i volved.
