According to the police, the incident was reported at around 12.40 AM on the intervening night between yesterday and today. The deceased, Rajender was a skilled labourer who lived in a dormitory with five others. Other labourers living in the neighbouring dormitory allegedly got drunk last night and created nuisance in the locality.
A group of locals, comprising mostly of women, approached Rajender and asked him to control the menace as they had known him for a long time. Rajender went to the neighbouring dormitory and rebuked two youths, which erupted into an altercation.
When a police team rushed to the spot, they found Rajender lying in a pool of blood. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
"A case was registered immediately. The accused duo were later tracked down and arrested," said DCP (southwest) R A Sanjeev.
Jagannath and Mohan, both natives of Bulandshahr in UP, worked as unskilled labourers in nearby construction sites. They lived in a dormitory with four other labourers and all of them were reported to be in an inebriated state last night, said an official.
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