JAISALMER: A 22-year-old youth had been invited over by his friends and his lover’s relatives for a party, but was later thrashed with sticks and attacked with sharp weapons at Ranasar village under Chauhatan police station in Barmer on Tuesday.
The youth, Vasal Khan, succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday. After the incident, police lodged a case against five people under Sections 302, 147 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code and detained them for inquiry. Khans remains were handed over to his family after autopsy.
Barmer SP Deepak Bhargava said three or four friends of Khan’s thrashed him and left him on the road thinking he was dead.
When nearby villagers heard him scream, they informed his family, he said.
On being informed, Chauhatan police station SHO Bhuttaram Vishnoi reached the spot and took him to the Barmer Hospital from where he was referred to Deesa, but he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
Chauhatan DSP Narayan Singh Rawlot said prima facie the entire matter was related to a love affair.
Khan was in a relationship with a girl in Rabasar village, he said.
"It is possible that the four youths, who were relatives of the girl and were also friends with Khan called him to a hamlet and beat him up brutally," he said.
