A 55-year-old man was allegedly beaten up and then smothered to death by a truck driver at a developer’s site in Noida Sector 79 on Sunday. The incident allegedly took place Mahagun developer’s construction site after an argument over right of way at the site’s entrance.
No arrests yet
The deceased has been identified as Naresh Yadav, who hailed from Sorkha village. The police said the truck driver was coming out of the construction site when Yadav was going inside on his tractor.
“They got into an argument at the gate and the driver stared beating the victim. Witnesses said the truck driver later smothered him to death,” said Noida SP Dinesh Yadav. He added that the truck driver is at large after the incident and that a manhunt was on to nab him.