Amit Sharma worked at his father’s lubricants factory

NEW DELHI: Turning down an ice-cream treat led to a 27-year-old man losing his life in Rohini on Thursday night. The victim, Amit Sharma, was chased and then allegedly beaten to death by four inebriated men, including a doctor. Police have arrested the men and charged them with murder.

DCP (Rohini) S D Mishra said the four — Karan (29), Lakhsay (27), Dheeraj (26) and Avinash alias Chotu (27) — were celebrating. Lakshay had completed his MBBS and his brother, Karan, had thrown a party at their Rohini home. Karan and Dheeraj work as sales executives in private companies.

Past midnight, the four went on a joyride on their bikes. They stopped to buy icecream at Rohini’s Sector 6. Sharma was there with brother-in-law Rahul and friend, Ishant Bhardwaj. They had come there in an i10 car.

Victim thrashed with rods

Karan was in an ebullient mood and offered to buy Sharma an ice-cream since he was celebrating his brother’s success. When Sharma declined the offer, an argument ensued. The four men were in no mood to take no for an answer.

The accused left the spot after the altercation and the matter seemed to be over. But the four men were out to avenge what they had apparently perceived as an insult. Sometime after 12.30am, they returned to Sector 3 and intercepted the accused. Sharma was taken by surprise as they pounced on him and beat him up.

A PCR call was made around 12.47am. Rahul told the police that Sharma was brutally thrashed with sticks and rods and a fatal blow to the head led to his death. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Based on Rahul’s complaint, the police have registered a case of murder.

Sharma worked at his father’s lubricants factory. Investigations have confirmed that the victim and the accused did not know each other.

