Rajkot: A 35-year-old man from Bihar who was beaten up over a petty issue on Sunday in Jetpur town of Rajkot succumbed to injuries on Monday.
According to police, the deceased was identified as Akhil Sheikh. He had returned from Bihar on Sunday morning. Akhil and his brother Jamil Sheikh worked at a sari factory in Jetpur.
Police said that on Sunday afternoon, Jamil had entered into an altercation with one Jitu (30) from a factory unit in Dhareshwar GIDC of Jetpur. “When Akhil intervened, Jitu beat him up with a stick. Akhil suffered serious injuries on his head and was first rushed to Jetpur and then referred to the civil hospital in Rajkot, where he succumbed on Monday,” said police.